Cyclanthere Caigua Bio - Ferme de Sainte Marthe seeds

The Cyclanthera Caigua is a climbing plant that will need to be trained (on a trellis, lattice, etc.). It produces small fruits (5 to 15 cm), pale green, which should be harvested before ripeness to retain their tenderness. Their white flesh is tender and crunchy, with a taste similar to cucumber. When ripe, they hollow out like peppers. At this stage, the seeds should be removed before consumption. Sow in buckets under shelter from April to mid-May, then directly in the ground until June. Harvest from August until the first frosts. These seeds are from organic farming.

Native to Central America, specifically Mexico, the Cyclanthera is a highly decorative climbing plant with fragrant flowering. The fruits are harvested before ripeness, while the skin is still green. They are elongated, tapered, and slightly pointed at the ends. The seeds are black. When ripe, the fruits burst, scattering the seeds around, leading to spontaneous sowing.
Cyclanthera can be eaten raw in salads, marinated, juiced, cooked like green beans, or stuffed like peppers. The fruits can also be pickled in vinegar, similar to gherkins and capers.

Harvest: 3 to 4 months after sowing, harvest the fruits before ripeness, while the skin is still green.

Storage: Pickled in vinegar, the fruits keep for a long time. Fresh, store them in the refrigerator for a few days.

The gardener's tip: Cyclanthera is rarely diseased. However, the proximity of certain plants can be beneficial: garlic, dill, carrot, cabbage, chives, shallot, bean, lettuce...