Horned Melon Cucumis metuliferus
Horned Melon (Cucumis metuliferus) is a annual climber grown for banana-passionfruit notes fruit. Suited to full sun and shelter and free-draining fertile compost, it reaches about 2–3 m with a 1 m spread. Harvest in late summer–autumn for fresh eating and preserving.
- Sun: Full sun and shelter
- Soil: Free-draining fertile compost
- Watering: Regular in summer; reduce in winter
- Harvest: Late summer–autumn
- Difficulty: Easy
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