Corn & Cucurbitaceae

Shintokiwa Cucumber produces slender and long, smooth-skinned fruits with a fresh, green color. The flavor is crisp and sweet without bitterness. Harvest fruits on the thinner side to get the best taste. Cucumis sativus. Mid-season, around 75D. 10seeds/pack

Korila is a vining species, climbing over 200cm. Produces pale-green cucumber-looking fruits around 7-12cm long. The seeds are black as fully ripe, should not be eaten since they are quite hard. The fruits are hollow and can be filled and cooked. The leaves are heavily lobed. Cyclanthera pedata. 10seeds/pack

Winter Melon, also called Wax Gourd, is a vining species, trailing up 200cm. Produces round green fruits, as fully ripe the fruits get a pale wax covering. Can be stored for a long time. Partly ripe fruits have white, crispy, sweet flesh. Requires a warm place. Benincasa hispida. 10seeds/pack

Cucamelon, also called Mexican miniature watermelon, Mexican sour cucumber, Mexican sour gherkin, and Mouse Melon. Climbing or trailing up 200cm. Produces small, oval watermelon-looking fruits, about 3-5cm long. Sweet-tangy flavor, can be eaten fresh in salads, etc. Melothria scabra. 7seeds/pack

Hercules Club, also called Long Gourd, Club Gourd, Cucuzzi Squash, Sicilian Snake. Produces very long fruits, up to 50-75cm. Young fruits are cooked and eaten like squash. White, delicate flesh. Fully ripe fruits get hard as wood. Climbing or trailing up to 250cm or more. Lagenaria longissima. 10seeds/pack

Armenian Cucumber is not really a cucumber, but a melon. Produces cucumber-looking, elongated fruits, between 20-50cm long. The melons are slightly ribbed and pale green. Crispy, sweet flesh with a hint of melon. The more ripe the fruits are the more taste of melon. Climbing or trailing up to 250cm or more. Cucumis melo var. flexuosus. 6seeds/pack