Dom learned about this vegetable called cucamelon when looking at plant seeds on Amazon. The cucamelon is a small veggie that looks like a small cucumber but tastes like a lime. Apparently they are the latest hot superfood. They are said to be chock full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber. Plus they are low in calories and can help lower the risk of heart attack and stroke.
That all sounds good. So of course we bought some seeds from Amazon. We had a late start planting them sometime mid-June. We had them in little tiny paper planters and then Dom transferred the survivors to a larger pot. The plants themselves get quite vine-y but we're about a month away from the first frost so wondered if we'd get to enjoy an actual cucamelon. Two weeks back we started noticing the little yellow flowers. And to our joy Dom took a look at them after coming home from work today and to his surprise he saw two young cucamelons popping up. He called them our little babies...*LOL*. Hopefully they can grow up in the next month in time for us to enjoy the unique taste. We definitely plan on getting more seeds next year and starting a lot earlier.
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