Plant Habit: | Vine |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Plant Height: | up to 9 feet - provide support |
Plant Spread: | 9 feet if allowed to creep on the ground. |
Leaves: | Other: Leaves are edible, prepare as for cooked spinach. |
Fruit: | Other: Each vine can produce up to 100 fruits. |
Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
Flower Color: | Yellow |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Summer |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Uses: | Vegetable Cooked greens |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
Toxicity: | Other: Fruit pulp, rind and seeds are edible; leaves are edible - can be cooked as spinach. |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Needs specific temperature: 58+ F Days to germinate: 5 - 21 days Depth to plant seed: 1.5 - 2 inches Start indoors Can handle transplanting Other info: Start seeds indoors for earlier harvest. |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
Miscellaneous: | Monoecious |
antsinmypants | On May 25, 2022 | Plant emerged |
antsinmypants | On May 21, 2022 | Seeds sown Indoors under lights on heat mat |