African Horned Melon - ORGANIC - Heirloom Vegetable - 10 Seeds Tarragon or raised beds

or raised beds

the branches rooting from the node tip on many species when they reach the ground

it has a yellow-orange skin and a lime green jelly-like flesh with the taste similar to a banana and texture similar to a cucumber

Growing to 5cm with 3 falcate leaves and sweetly scented white flowers opening in the afternoon in spring

You may also let the seeds fall to the bare ground beneath to re-establish new plants the following Spring

African Horned Melon - ORGANIC - Heirloom Vegetable - 10 Seeds Tarragon or raised bedsThe horned melon (Cucumis metuliferus), also called African horned cucumber or melon, jelly melon, hedged gourd, English tomato, melano, or kiwano and also known as "cherie", is an annual vine in the cucumber and melon family. The fruit of this plant is edible. When ripe, it has a yellow orange skin and a lime green jelly like flesh with the taste similar to a banana and texture similar to a cucumber. The horned melon is native to Africa. Hairy