I just picked the last of my pepino melons for the season. They are beautiful looking fruit that tastes like a cross between a melon and a cucumber. I put them in salads to sweeten things up or just eat them whole like any fruit. This has been one of my favorite plants to grow because its a perennial and it is super easy to propagate by cloning. I’ve cloned a bunch by cuttings, but I found that mound layering is the fastest way to do it. All you need to do is bend a few branches down to the ground and cover them with 4-6 inches of dirt. Wait a few weeks and the roots will grow and then you can cut it from the mother plant and dig it out to transplant. I bought my mother plant a few years ago for $12 in a one gallon pot, and i’ve made at least 30 plants from it. It’s a hard plant to find, but it is well worth growing.
I just eat one Pepino Melon yesterday after my Gym. They say that the color of Pepino melon have to be yeollw when ready to eat. I must say i? loved my pepino melon, it was just light yeollw with purple colors and slight soft to touch it is actually like a work of art to see and and Delicious to eat. Please could you tell us how to plant Pepino Melon?. Thank you for the information