Jamaican Burr Gherkin

Annual. Cucumis anguria. 25 seeds per packet. 

Vining plants cover an area of 70-100sq feet.

This unique cucumber relative is very popular in Jamaica and grows well in the Pacific Northwest. It produces dozens of tasty, spiky-looking fruits that taste very similar to cucumber. The spikes are softer than they appear.

Sourced from Adaptive Seeds

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Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons