I believe this is the plant I found growing by a river. We gathered a giant basket of them and even though I don't find them to have a pa...Read Morerticularly strong smell or much at all really, they have lasted for at least a few months. We thought it was a squash with a slightly tough skin that requires longer cooking time, seeds that never completely soften but are still edible, and kind and a tart nearly flavorless taste. They go very well mixed with other vegetables but not as well with some meats on their own. I prefer to cook them with pork because in my opinion it works well that they are not sweet. Sweet squash with pork can be too sweet, but these compliment it. They go particularly well with tomatoes. I wish I could provide a photo just to be sure we're referring to the same plant.
We planted pocket melon seed saved last year. A friend gave me a melon,(he called it a pomegranate) and I was intrigued by the fragrance....Read More It was new to me, but I've found that many others had them growing up.
We have a bumper crop from 5 prolific plants, and we give them away to anyone who wants one.
It's not flavorful to eat, but is interesting to have in the garden or on a trellis just for the lovely fragrance.
I ordered seed when I read they were 'very aromatic' and when it riped, sitting around, it perfumed my whole kitchen. Being a flower/fran...Read Moregrance distiller, I threw it in the still pot and distilled it. Now I have the fragrance as a liquid hydrosol I can drink or spray on my skin. :)
I remember this plant growing wild behind my parents' house when I was a child. Twenty years later, not a scrap of it can be found. I d...Read Moreidn't know what it was and always imagined it to be a miniature watermelon. What a great addition to a child's or fairy garden!
I've been told it is nasty-tasting, so its value comes from the scent. When mine ripens, I'll be brave and try a bite. Stay tuned! ...Read More
Update 10/6/2006: I tasted it, but was unimpressed. It's really pretty bland, nothing I'd grow for consumption. For me, it was a novelty and I didn't end up growing it again this season.
Considered a weed and competitor to cultivated melons by commercial growers, this plant's fragrant fruit were carried in past times in la...Read Moredies' pockets to provide a pleasing scent.
I believe this is the plant I found growing by a river. We gathered a giant basket of them and even though I don't find them to have a pa...Read More
saw hundreds of these growing wild
on undeveloped property
outside New Orleans
light pleasant scent, but bland.
We planted pocket melon seed saved last year. A friend gave me a melon,(he called it a pomegranate) and I was intrigued by the fragrance....Read More
I ordered seed when I read they were 'very aromatic' and when it riped, sitting around, it perfumed my whole kitchen. Being a flower/fran...Read More
I grew these 50+ years ago in Dickson, TN where they were called pomegranites. They taste OK when you put a little lemon juice on them.
I remember this plant growing wild behind my parents' house when I was a child. Twenty years later, not a scrap of it can be found. I d...Read More
I've been told it is nasty-tasting, so its value comes from the scent. When mine ripens, I'll be brave and try a bite. Stay tuned!
...Read More
Considered a weed and competitor to cultivated melons by commercial growers, this plant's fragrant fruit were carried in past times in la...Read More