Cucumber Gherkin Mexican Sour is a unique specialty cucumber. Mexican Sour is a cute, one inch long long fruits look like miniature watermelons and taste like cucumbers with citrus and tangy overtones.

These plants are monoecious cucumbers which require bees, insects or wind to pollinate the female flowers so that they can turn into cucumbers. Wind will blow the pollen from male to female flowers.

Vines start growing slowly but can get up to 10 feet long.

Can be eaten fresh or pickled.  Also known as the Cucamelon and Mouse Melon. Not particularly high yielding.

Trellising recommended for Gherkin Mexican Sour.  NOTE: We recommend harvesting these cucumbers promptly as they tend to get seedy if allowed to grow longer than 1 inch. 

Harvest in about 70 days. Germination rate about 80% or better.

Our Non-GMO seeds are sustainable. Our packaging is environmentally friendly, climate friendly, reusable, and recyclable.

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David’s Garden Seeds is a Veteran owned business that has been offering  quality cucumber seeds since 2009.

David's Garden Seeds® is a member of the GO TEXAN agriculture program.

We cannot possibly put all the directions you need for growing cucumbers in your area on the seed package. We recommend that you read articles or check with other gardeners in your area.

This is an heirloom seed, meaning it has been passed down from generation to generation for at least 75 years. As a rule, heirloom seeds taste better and will grow the same year after year.

These are also open pollinated meaning they will reproduce themselves. While all heirlooms are open pollinated not all open pollinated seeds are heirlooms.

Freshly Packed: These cucumber seeds are packed for the current growing season and will provide high germination rates next year as well.