

The Melon Pear Pepino produces extremely delicate fruits whose sweet taste is reminiscent of pears and honeydew melons. Pepinos are initially green with faint stripes, but change color to a strong yellow-orange as they ripen. Melon pear Pepino grows bushy and has strong-leaved, arching shoots. Ideal for planting hanging baskets and larger pots.
Pepino is a tropical fruit that grows best in a greenhouse, but can also be grown outside, but protected from rain and in humus-rich, nutrient-rich soil.
Pepino pearmelon seeds
The Melon Pear Pepino produces extremely delicate fruits whose sweet taste is reminiscent of pears and honeydew melons. Pepinos are initially green with faint stripes, but change color to a strong yellow-orange as they ripen. Melon pear Pepino grows bushy and has strong-leaved, arching shoots. Ideal for planting hanging baskets and larger pots. Pepino is a tropical fruit that grows best in a greenhouse, but can also be grown outdoors, but protected from rain and in humus-rich, nutrient-rich soil.
Sowing
Pre-sow the Pepino seeds from February to April at a temperature between 20-25°C and then plant out in May at a planting distance of 60x100cm, or in pots. The frost-sensitive Pepino thrives in a place protected from rain. It needs humus-rich, nutrient-rich soil and is treated like a tomato plant during cultivation.
Harvest
The Pepinos are harvestable during the period from August to September.
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The Melon Pear Pepino produces extremely delicate fruits whose sweet taste is reminiscent of pears and honeydew melons. Pepinos are initially green with faint stripes, but change color to a strong yellow-orange as they ripen. Melon pear Pepino grows bushy and has strong-leaved, arching shoots. Ideal for planting hanging baskets and larger pots.
Pepino is a tropical fruit that grows best in a greenhouse, but can also be grown outside, but protected from rain and in humus-rich, nutrient-rich soil.