Annual vegetable
Cucamelon plant profile
Melothria scabra
An annual vegetable for full sun.
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When to plant
When to plant Cucamelon
Start seeds indoors
6 weeks before your last spring frost to 4 weeks before your last spring frost
Direct sow
at your last spring frost
Growing conditions
- Sun
- Full sun
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Spacing
- 9 to 12 in apart
- Days to maturity
- 70 to 75 days (from sowing)
Common problems
Watch for these
Evidence trail
Evidence behind this profile
Original extension and institutional publications behind the planting, care, and safety facts on this page.
- Mouse Melon or Mexican Sour Cucumber, Melothria scabra
University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension. Supports indoor seed-starting timing (direct), direct-sowing timing (normalized), and days to maturity (direct). Checked 2026-06-18.