Armenian Snake Melon (Snake Melon or Cucumber) (Cucumis melo) A very ancient heirloom melon introduced from Armenia into Northern Italy sometime in the 1400’s. Although cultivated and harvested as a cucumber, the Armenian Snake Melon is actually botanically classified as a melon (Cucumis melo). Highly fragrant fruits are long and green-ridged, reaching lengths up to 30 inches long but best consumed at the 12 inch stage. After growing past the 12” stage, the fruits begin to hook forming a coiled appearance similar to a Green Whip Snake!
75 days to maturity
20 seeds per packet
Planting Instructions: Seed indoors 1/2 inch deep. Line out transplants after risk of frost has passed, spacing 5-6 feet apart. Direct seed in raised hills sowing 5-6 seeds 1/2 inch deep. Soil temperature should be at least 21 degrees C. Space mounds 5-6 feet apart, thinning to 3 plants per mound.
