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marklee
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Chula Vista, California Zone 24 or 10b
Melon from southern mexico ID
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September 04, 2018, 10:54:53 AM »
Does anyone know what this melon is from Mexico? it is red inside. It is unlike the kiwano.
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WaterFowler
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Coachella Valley
Re: Melon from southern mexico ID
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September 04, 2018, 11:13:46 AM »
Looks like a bitter melon, although most I've seen are more elongated. If so, it's from India, not Mexico. I know an Indian rancher who grows it commercially on a small scale.
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miked
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Palm Beach
Re: Melon from southern mexico ID
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September 04, 2018, 11:16:08 AM »
They have them here in Florida too. They seem to kind of invasive growing up into trees and can spread pretty quick. Apparently the red flesh is edible but I can't quite remember their name.
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sytanta
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Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Re: Melon from southern mexico ID
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September 04, 2018, 12:44:44 PM »
This is "Momordica charantia".
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behlgarden
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CA, Zone 10 B
Re: Melon from southern mexico ID
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Quote from: sytanta on September 04, 2018, 12:44:44 PM
This is "Momordica charantia".
it is bitter melon and orange color is because its ripe on the tree, I grow them,.
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