Mouse Melon / Mexican Sour Gherkin

(Melothria scabra) Also called Mexican Sour Gherkins, these tiny (each is the size of a grape!) melons taste like sour cucumbers. Perfect addition to fresh salads, the tiny melons are produced on tall vines all summer. First described in the 1860s by a French botanist, Mouse Melons have been eaten and used medicinally in Central America for thousands of years. Most/full sun. climbs to 8 feet. 15 seeds