I planted this along with a couple of other melon varieties and some squash which all should have theoretically taken the same growing co...Read Morenditions. We had a very wet spring, heavy insect pressure and then a very dry, hot summer. Insects killed the squash, and powdery mildew killed the other melon varieties (I'm a lazy gardener who won't spray anything) This plant did not suffer from either problem, though their vines were interwoven together.
They produced huge delicious cucumber like fruit until the hottest part of summer. We only planted one plant, but with a family of four eating them every day we still had excess to pickle. It's now early Sept and the plant has started producing fruit again (days are still in upper nineties). If the fall crop compares to the spring and summer, we'll probably still be eating from this one plant at the beginning of next year.
It has also been popular with the local bees. Each morning it's covered with busy workers. Even if it wasn't such a productive vegetable crop, I'd consider growing it as an ornamental for attractive dark green leaves mixed with the abundant starry yellow flowers that stretch the length of the vine.
I planted this along with a couple of other melon varieties and some squash which all should have theoretically taken the same growing co...Read More