A curious cucurbit and melon-like climbing ‘vegetable’ with crunchy, edible, grape-sized, lime and cucumber tasting fruits. Cucamelon (or ‘Mouse Melon’) is fast-growing, and requires similar warm and sheltered greenhouse conditions as cucumbers. Technically a perennial, it's most often grown as an annual climber with double-spiralled tendrils, rough-textured green leaves, and small yellow flowers about 4mm across in summer.
Cucamelons are fairly easy to grow if they receive enough sunlight and warmth and have a support structure or space to grow. Use in exactly the same way you would traditional cucumbers (salads, salsas or pickled).