Kiwano

May 16, 2023

May 16, 2023 Kiwano has an original taste between melon, banana and kiwi. The fruit is eaten fresh cut in half, it can also be used in the composition of exotic salads, cocktails, fruit juices or ice creams. Kenyan cucumber, Mtulon, Kiwano, cornu cucumber, Cucumis metuliferus Botanical Heightup to 100cm Toxicity In its natural state, the fruit can cause digestive disorders. All commercial seeds and plants are free of toxic substances and can be consumed without concern. Plant and cultivate Plantationspring It is sensitive pus, hatred The Kenya cucumber is a plant of the Cucurbitaceae family. Appeared a few years ago in our latitudes, this still uncommon plant is native to Africa and Yemen. Its large creeping stems can be trained as climbers. They produce orange-colored oval fruits whose skin is dotted with horned thorns, which earned it its vernacular name of horned cucumber. This skin protects a sticky green pulp as well as many small seeds. Kiwano has an original taste between melon, banana and kiwi. The fruit is eaten fresh cut in half, it can also be used in the composition of exotic salads, cocktails, fruit juices or ice creams. Cultivation tips Kenya cucumber cultivation requires a fairly warm climate, and maximum sunshine. It can be planted in the ground in the vegetable garden in a very fertile and well-amended soil. In a pot, it can be grown as a climberinstalled on a sheltered balcony and in full sun. Whether growing in the ground or in pots, watering must be sustaineda contribution of fertilizer will always be beneficial to this greedy plant. Cucumber honeydew is extremely freezing and does not tolerate temperatures below 0°C. All parts of the plant will then be affected and it will die in its entirety. Multiplication