Mexican Sour Gherkin Cucumber - Page 3

livinonfaith · January 29, 2013

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Originally Posted by HiPoha

Livinonfaith:
Thanks for the info, I think my plant is the coccinia grandis or scarlet gourd, not the Mexican Gherkin. Turns out it is considered a weed here in Hawaii although they can be eaten.

How cool! It's awfully pretty for a weed, isn't it?

Are you supposed to eat the fruit when green or wait until it is red?

HiPoha · January 29, 2013

Livinonfaith:
I'll try and see if my fruits get better when ripe. I may have the bitter version of the scarlet gourd aka Ivy gourd or tindora, which may not be so edible.
I found this video;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzDCzaDg9OM

Tracydr · January 29, 2013

Could somebody compare the Mexican and Indian sour gherkin. I purchased the Indian sour gherkins but I think I may have wanted the Mexicans.

livinonfaith · January 30, 2013

Tracy, here's a picture of West Indian gherkins and the Mexican Sour Gherkins.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shaunwright/4654101678/

If you have these, they look pretty cool! Maybe even more useful than the Mexican Sour Gherkin.

Some articles seem to interchange the names, so yours may still be the Mexican Sour. Either way, they should be a lot of fun!

Crandrew · January 30, 2013

...and thats pretty straight forward

Do you think they will climb over 6ft if I give them the chance?

January 29, 2013	#32
HiPoha Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Hawaii Posts: 130	Livinonfaith: I'll try and see if my fruits get better when ripe. I may have the bitter version of the scarlet gourd aka Ivy gourd or tindora, which may not be so edible. I found this video; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzDCzaDg9OM Last edited by HiPoha; January 29, 2013 at 12:50 PM. Reason: correction

January 29, 2013	#33
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	Could somebody compare the Mexican and Indian sour gherkin. I purchased the Indian sour gherkins but I think I may have wanted the Mexicans.

January 30, 2013	#34
livinonfaith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina Posts: 1,332	Tracy, here's a picture of West Indian gherkins and the Mexican Sour Gherkins. http://www.flickr.com/photos/shaunwright/4654101678/ If you have these, they look pretty cool! Maybe even more useful than the Mexican Sour Gherkin. Some articles seem to interchange the names, so yours may still be the Mexican Sour. Either way, they should be a lot of fun!

January 30, 2013	#35
Crandrew Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: asdf Posts: 1,202	...and thats pretty straight forward Do you think they will climb over 6ft if I give them the chance?