Full sun, rich well draining soil/compost.
Pot or ground. Over winter in bright frost free place or mulch
rootstock well.
Conditions
Prefers ample moisture, but doesn't like
being waterlogged. Feed fortnightly with a dilute organic tomato feed
once flowering has started.
Fruit Ripens
Stripe: 9 months
Fruit Length
7-10cm
£1.80 for 10
Not a melon at all, but part of the tomato/potato family, the
beautiful purple-striped, egg-shaped fruit of the Pepino Melon is
mild and sweet with a flavour reminiscent of cantaloupe. Fruits in
about 9 months from seed. Grown either as a half-hardy annual or
herbaceous perennial - the foliage dies back in frost but the
rootstock often resprouts if protected with mulch. You're unlikely
to find this one in the supermarkets!
