Cucamelon Mexican Gherkin Plants

Marshalls Garden

£7.49

Catalogue Code: 10806306

Pre Order Now - Despatched between 21st and end of May

Quantity

Fondly known as the Mexican gherkin, this cousin of the humble cucumber is a great hit for home-growers with greenhouses.

Key Features

Perfect for pots and containers
Prefers full sun

Pack Contents: 3x Cucamelon Plants

Description

Three healthy young plants delivered to your door
Indoor or outdoor growing to suit
Handfuls of olive-size cocktail cucumbers
Refreshing addition to summer salads

Like the humble cucumber you grow this rare cucumber cousin the same way to a cucumber to climb in your greenhouse or outdoors in a sunny spot with supporting canes. This exotic variety gives you lots of summer-long bite-size fruit that is refreshing, thirst-quenching and thoroughly satisfying.

Cucamelons are a healthy treat for pack lunches for satisfying hunger pangs through the day but keeping calories down too.

Rewarding you with lots of fruit throughout the summer, you can pick them by the handful. Eat them whole as bite-size snacks, or chop them up and add them to summer cocktails for a deserved treat at the end of the day.

Useful tip

We suggest you grow in containers or in grow bags at either side of your glasshouse. You receive three healthy young plants in a plastic pack to give your young plants the best environment for the perfect start in their life. The pack gives them the right humidity and soil moisture which makes for happy and productive plants.

Water well in summer and feed with liquid fertiliser regularly to keep this variety healthy, robust and dripping with fruit. Harvest when the size of olives/small grapes.

Growing Calendar

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Plant Outdoors
Harvest

Delivery

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*Orders to Northern Ireland have an automatic additional £3.00 delivery surcharge applied at checkout.

Order Type	Delivery Charge	Delivery Charge
Seed only order	£2.99	If you purchase any other items you'll be charged the standard delivery rate of £5.99
Plants, bulbs & gardening accessories	£5.99	If we need to split your order into separate deliveries we'll only charge one delivery fee
Extra large or long plants & heavy items	£9.99	These are clearly displayed at check-out
Compost (and any other large or heavy items)	£5.99	These items are subject to a delivery multiplier where orders containing 3 or 4 items will be subject to an additional £5.99 for every further 2 items added. This is automatically applied at check-out: 1 - 2 bags £5.99 3 - 4 bags £11.98 5 - 6 bags £17.97 7 - 8 bags £23.96 9 - 10 bags £29.95 If you'd like more than 10 bags of compost please call our Customer Service team who can arrange for a bespoke competitive quote on 01480 774555 (standard network charges apply)

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