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Melothria scabra?
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Posted by mark4321 9b CA Sunset 15 (My Page) on Sat, Oct 10, 09 at 23:30
| Hi,
I'd like to save some Melothria scabra (Mexican Sour Gherkin) seeds. Do the fruits have to fall from the vine? My plant is in an area where it's hard to find things that fall to the ground. It seems like the seeds might need to be fermented. Is there any way I can do this for just one fruit?
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RE: Melothria scabra?
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- Posted by remy 6WNY (My Page) on
Sun, Oct 11, 09 at 21:07
Hi Mark,
No, the seeds do not have to fall from the vine. Once they are plump and look good for picking, you can pick them. I did ferment them when I saved seed. It looked like that should be done and so that's what I did. It worked good, lol. One fruit would be difficult to ferment, but since you know you can pick them from the vine, I suppose, you'll use more.
Remy |
RE: Melothria scabra?
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| Remy, Thanks--I've been waiting for a number of fruits to fall, so I should have a good supply. I'm going to end up with quite a few seeds, though. A check of one fruit suggests about 70 seeds. I think one might be able to get by with only one fruit if, say, the flesh from another cucumber (seeds removed, of course) is added to bring the volume way up. Of course it would be good to cut down on all those chunks that might be hard to separate. I think this can be done by pressing the added flesh through a sieve or something like that. |
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