Cucamelon Mouse Melon Vegetable | X 20 Seeds (Not to WA)
- In stock, ready to ship
- Inventory on the way
- Carbon neutral shipping
- WA Permitted: No
Common Name: Cucamelon, also known as 'Mouse Melon' and 'Mexican Sour Gherkin'
Scientific Name: Melothria scabra
Life Cycle: Perennial
Remarks: Small cucumber like fruits that look like tiny watermelons!
Taste similar to a cucumber but sour.
Climber vine needs support. Can grow in pots. Once died back in Autumn you can dig the tuber up and store and replant in Spring.
Plant Height: 300cm
When: Spring + Summer
Sowing Depth + Method: 5mm deep, sow direct or raise seedlings
Spacing: 60cm apart
Position: Full Sun
Days until germination: 10-14 days @ 22-28°C
Number of Seeds: 20
Note: Unfortunately we cannot ship to WA
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TAS, VIC, SA, NSW, QLD, NT Shipping Information
Australia Post Postage Costs
Letter Post Priority: $3.50 (No Tracking)
Parcel Post: $8.90 (Parcels that contain a large item accessories like trugs, tubers, herb dryers and large books are charged $15.95)
Express Post: $14.90 (Parcels that contain a large item accessories like trugs, tubers, herb dryers and large books are charged $19.95)
Tubers: are Express or Parcel Post Only as they are perishable. Price calculated on checkout as they weigh up to 400g each postage will vary.
Postage Time Frames:
Parcel Post estimated 3-8 business days
Express estimated 2-4 business days
Regular Letter Priority estimated 4-10 business days
Dispatch is usually 1-3 days
WA Shipping Information
Please Note:
- Orders are sent weekly on a Wednesday morning, as they require a quarantine inspection on arrival.
- Order cut off is midnight Tuesday night as long as payment is finalised. Sometimes paypal payments can take 24-48hrs to go through. This is rare. If this is the case the order will go into the following week's dispatch.
- Please note not all seeds can be sent to WA. Seeds that cannot be sent are marked on the thumbnail or below the price on the product page. These seeds are NOT permitted to WA.
- Unfortunately due the way our orders get to WA Quarantine we cannot send large items like accessories, books etc.
- We don't offer Express Post to WA as the parcels are sent weekly and defeats the purpose of Express post. You can however choose parcel post.
- Unfortunately we cannot send books and accessories to WA due the way the quarantine inspection process works.
Postage Costs (inc quarantine inspection fees)
Letter Post: $7.50 (No Tracking) this includes the cost of quarantine inspection.
Parcel Post: $13.90 this includes quarantine inspection fees.
Sorry we cannot offer free post to WA due to the cost of quarantine inspection fees.
