Your edible garden

How to grow delicious vegetables, herbs, and fruit at home

19 best heirloom plants

Time-tested edibles give you a world of diversity in your own backyard––and delicious flavors on your table|written by Johanna Silver

‘Mexican Sour Gherkin’ cucumber (Melothria scabra)
Photo by Rob Cardillo

‘Mexican Sour Gherkin’ cucumber (Melothria scabra) 

The fruit looks like a baby watermelon, but its flesh is crunchy like a cucumber.

More: How to grow cucumbers


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