Cucumis sativus, Armenian cucumber

Armenian cucumber

Cucumis sativus
Water: Keep consistent moisture for seedlings at transplant, then reduce to one deep watering a week unless leaves are visibly wilting.
Hardiness: Summer crop, extremely frost intolerant, plant well after last chance of frost
Spacing: 1- 1.5' between plants, 2- 3' between rows.
Days to maturity: 65
Soil notes: Rich, well draining garden soil, compost amendment beneficial

Fruit: Creamy, pale green, ridged skin, crisp texture, small seeds.

Notes: Also called "snake melon," or "serpent cucumber," looks and tastes like a cucumber but is botanically a melon