Thank you, Knut. They are so cute and really fun to grow. I think they need more than weak winter sunshine to get really sweet, though, so am looking forward to Summer fruit. They keep flowering, so are very eager to produce more. Wishing you a very happy weekend too.
It's so fun, but the fussy, tender ones were starting to take up a lot of space in our home, so we have had to overwinter some of them at work. They aren't doing as well, poor things. It's tricky to get the conditions right.
Wonderful fruits! Looks beautiful and wonder what it tastes like. Never tried before. Tasted a bit bitter may be because of the seed in the middle? Honey melon sweetness...yummy! Thanks for sharing! New subs here!
So nice to hear from you. Yes, I'm not sure why there was some bitterness there. I have seen others say how sweet they are, so I am really looking forward to Summer ones that ripen in the sun. I have a feeling that they are just like their tomato cousins and will get better with extra sunlight and heat.
@@backyardsnackyard It was a very mild flavor of tomato. Almost like if the fruit was misted with tomato juice. I don't recommend it. You're tasting cucumber, melon, and tomato, at the same time.
They really are fun and yummy. I had to grow mine from seed as plants weren't available, but they grew really well and flowered and fruited all Winter as I kept them in the house - they are just like tomatoes, so not at all cold tolerant.
I couldn't find them here either, but I found seeds online. The sowing instructions were in Russian, but there were images too, which was very helpful.
@@backyardsnackyard California. These grow like weeds. They can vine, and set new roots. Seeds will drop. Invasive. In England with cold winters, I would root cuttings in pots every year. Then bring the pots indoors for the winter. They should do just fine indoors, on a windowsill. Then you'll have plants ready to go out every spring.
@@chinatownboy7482 yes, I have three plants that are making it through the winter here by sitting on a windowsill. They keep trying to flower, so I hope to have some sweeter fruit soon, as they will get more sun in the summer. Do you think you might have randomly created a new cultivar through wild cross pollination. ..? I have just never heard of them tasting of tomato. Cucumbers, yes, but not tomato.
I sowed mine last February and they all started flowering in August. It was just a bit late in the year, so I'm hoping that they will do better this year with their headstart as more mature plants. I find them difficult to overwinter, though. We put some of them in a warmer office and they really suffered. I think most plants just don't like the dry atmosphere in some homes, so I have lost a few of them. I am thinking about propagating a few replacements through cuttings, which is supposed to be as easy as with tomatoes🤞
If you have a plant, take cuttings. Just cut off about 12 inches, strip the leaves off about 8 inches, place it in soil with the remaining leaves sticking out. Do a whole bunch. Just in case. If you do 10, and only get a 50% success rate, you get 5 more plants.
Too awesome...lovely fruiting...
Enjoy 👍
Thank you. They are such fun to grow!🙂🙂
They look fantastic. I hope they tasted. Thank you for sharing, Dani.
Thumbs up. 👍 Interesting.
I wish you a pleasant weekend.
Kind regards, Knut.
Thank you, Knut. They are so cute and really fun to grow. I think they need more than weak winter sunshine to get really sweet, though, so am looking forward to Summer fruit. They keep flowering, so are very eager to produce more. Wishing you a very happy weekend too.
Thank you very much. 😃
Good luck. 😃
Golden pepino melon looks delicious. It's small and adorable.👍👍🎄🌺🍈
Thank you - I agree. They are such fun! Wishing you a happy day🙂🙂
Nice to see the fruits ripen at last. I've never had a sweet one that i bought but I'm sure they must exist 😁
I have seen people say how amazing they are, so I am looking forward to trying sun warmed summer ones🤞🤞
Beautiful video my dear friend
Thank you. These have been such fun to grow😁😁
You grow the most amazing varieties of fruit!
It's so fun, but the fussy, tender ones were starting to take up a lot of space in our home, so we have had to overwinter some of them at work. They aren't doing as well, poor things. It's tricky to get the conditions right.
They look so cool 😎
They are so fun to grow and make a nice Winter treat🙂
Nice sharing friend 😁😊😊😊
Thank you! 🤗
It’s cute they come in twins. Inside it looks like sapodilla 😮
I wish it tasted like one. I think they need more sunshine and heat to get really sweet, so summer ones should be really good 🤞
@@backyardsnackyard Oh they will bear fruits again in summer? Nice 🥰🥰
@@maiamongkolpattanachai2301 I hope so. They are flowering again already.
Wonderful fruits! Looks beautiful and wonder what it tastes like. Never tried before.
Tasted a bit bitter may be because of the seed in the middle? Honey melon sweetness...yummy!
Thanks for sharing! New subs here!
So nice to hear from you. Yes, I'm not sure why there was some bitterness there. I have seen others say how sweet they are, so I am really looking forward to Summer ones that ripen in the sun. I have a feeling that they are just like their tomato cousins and will get better with extra sunlight and heat.
@@backyardsnackyard Can’t wait for you to try one in the summer! Curious to know if they are sweeter too. Thanks for sharing ❤️
Mine grew next to tomatoes this year. They must have cross-pollinated. There was a tomato flavor.
How funny!! They are related after all😆 Were they extra good like that?
@@backyardsnackyard It was a very mild flavor of tomato. Almost like if the fruit was misted with tomato juice. I don't recommend it. You're tasting cucumber, melon, and tomato, at the same time.
@@chinatownboy7482 it does sound like a strange mix.
@@backyardsnackyard You don't want to taste it. It's strange.
Wonderful my friend❤❤
Thank you very much🙂🙂
I have never heard of or seen this melon before. Ok, now I need to add this to my food forest. I've got to see if I can find it. Tfs Happy Growing ⚘️
They really are fun and yummy. I had to grow mine from seed as plants weren't available, but they grew really well and flowered and fruited all Winter as I kept them in the house - they are just like tomatoes, so not at all cold tolerant.
Wow ❤❤5.25
Thank you for watching🙂🙂
I have never been able to find them here in canada
I couldn't find them here either, but I found seeds online. The sowing instructions were in Russian, but there were images too, which was very helpful.
Mine grow wild in my yard. I don't even want them.
@@chinatownboy7482 do you live somewhere really warm? Mine can't survive our winters here in England.
@@backyardsnackyard California. These grow like weeds. They can vine, and set new roots. Seeds will drop. Invasive.
In England with cold winters, I would root cuttings in pots every year. Then bring the pots indoors for the winter. They should do just fine indoors, on a windowsill. Then you'll have plants ready to go out every spring.
@@chinatownboy7482 yes, I have three plants that are making it through the winter here by sitting on a windowsill. They keep trying to flower, so I hope to have some sweeter fruit soon, as they will get more sun in the summer. Do you think you might have randomly created a new cultivar through wild cross pollination. ..? I have just never heard of them tasting of tomato. Cucumbers, yes, but not tomato.
So patient 😂 ❤
It was worth the wait🙂 I'm hoping for sweeter ones in the Summer.
Do you have seeds to share 😊👩🌾🙏🏻 thanks for sharing
I don't know why, but my pepinos don't seem to produce any seeds...at least not so far. Hopefully that will change as the plants mature.
My other plant died last year for some reason so i just sown some more seeds and how old was your plant before it started flower and fruit please
I sowed mine last February and they all started flowering in August. It was just a bit late in the year, so I'm hoping that they will do better this year with their headstart as more mature plants. I find them difficult to overwinter, though. We put some of them in a warmer office and they really suffered. I think most plants just don't like the dry atmosphere in some homes, so I have lost a few of them. I am thinking about propagating a few replacements through cuttings, which is supposed to be as easy as with tomatoes🤞
If you have a plant, take cuttings. Just cut off about 12 inches, strip the leaves off about 8 inches, place it in soil with the remaining leaves sticking out. Do a whole bunch. Just in case. If you do 10, and only get a 50% success rate, you get 5 more plants.
@@chinatownboy7482 yes, I have a few plants left now. I'll take some cuttings when the weather warms up a bit🙂