This horned cucumber plant is a annual vine, 1.5 to 3m long of African origin. The stem is angular, ridged and hairy; internodes are 5-8cm long. At each node, a 2.5 to 5cm long curling tendril forms, along with two to four pale yellow male flowers.

This oblong shape wax gourd can reach 20 pounds. The light green skin is covered with very fine hair and will form a white waxy powder when mature. The waxy layer that forms over the ripe fruit protects the melon and allows for long storage periods.

This variety produces small size fruits, 4-7" in diameter - a size suitable for family cooking uses. Plants are vigorous in warm climates and produce many fruits per vine. White flesh is very delicious, excellent for stir-fry and winter melon soup.

Khao Nuan is an early variety of wax gourd, which has become very popular in Southern Asia. Fruits are uniform in shape and 2-3 Kg. in weight, with green skin and thick/firm white flesh. Plants are vigorous and high yield.

This variety produces large size Winter Melons, up to 40 pounds. Large fruit has green skin with wax and pure white flesh inside for vegetable uses. This is one of the most popular Winter Melon varieties in southern China and subtropical Asia.

This unique gourd is a hit with customers. The long necks curve gracefully and enlarge at the end to resemble a swan’s head. The bulbed base measures 6 to 8" in diameter and has a flat bottom for ease of display.

Grow mammoth 7’ long gourds and amaze your family. Super tasty fruit are tender up to 4’ long. The tenderness and great flavor made them a favorite in our kitchen. Fun for craft projects and entering garden fairs.

Vine Jug is a old high quality variety developed in Germany. Fruits with green skin in bell shape and 1.5 Lb. in weight are very delicious and tasty, excellent for soup and stir-fry. Fruits resemble a vessel.

This smooth-skinned, nicely-rounded green gourd is just crying out to be a crafts project! Perfect for birdhouses, this Lagenaria (bottle-shaped) type is as fun after harvest as it is to grow. Very easy and heavy-bearing.

And you thought dragons only lived in fairy tales! Not so! You can grow one in your garden! This gourd is one of the oldest crops on record and bears fruit 12"-18" in size. The deeply veined fruit is a larger, bulbous piece that sits at the end of a long.

Round and pretty dark green fruits With a diameter of about 12 cm (5 in) and the appearance of its namesake, Cannon Ball can be dried to use it for crafting, painting and decorating.

Open Pollinated. Plant produces good yields of large 20" long light green gourds. Best if grown on trellis or fence. Perfect for making crafts. Excellent choice for home gardens.

The sponges obtained from the Thai Extra Long are more coarse than its cylindrica counterpart, making this gourd a perfect foot or dishpan scrubber. The gourds depicted average about 2 m long. These are monstrous!

This variety grows excellent edible luffa, 8-12 inches long, 3-4 inches across, around 350 grams in weight, with relatively light green skin and white flesh. Young fruits are very delicious, excellent for soup and stir-fry cooking.

Canton Pride is a new variety which has quickly become a very popular choice in the markets in Asia. Attractive green fruits with end-to-end stripes are 5 x 70 cm in size and 450 gram in weight. Plants are very vigorous.

Forget paying boutique prices for this all-natural, luxurious bath sponge! Grow your own Luffa Gourds and discover even more uses for this fascinating, porous fruit! The fruit of these species is cultivated and eaten as a vegetable.

Mid-season variety. Vegetation - 80-88 days. The length of the main lash 3-4 meters. The fruits are round, large, with an average weight of 4-5 kg, sometimes reaching 14-18 kg. Bark 1-1.8 cm thick, green, with dark green stripes.

The mid-early variety, the vegetative period is 70-73 days. Fruits are striped, dark green, large (weighing 10-15 kg), rounded. Fruits contain 10.0-13.0% of dry matter, 8.5-10.0% of sugars, 9.0-10.0 mg% of vitamin C.

The variety is early ripening, from shoots to the beginning of ripening 65-67 days. Fruits are ball-shaped or blunt-elliptical, the surface is smooth, black-green, occasionally dark-green in color, with a waxy coating.

This variety is mid-ripening. Highly productive, suitable for growing outdoors and under a film. Gives a high yield, even in arid conditions. The fruits are rounded, striped, with an average weight of 4-7 kg. Transportable. Flesh is bright red, sweet.

Early ripe watermelon variety. Ripens on 70 - 80 day after emergence of shoots. The fruits are large, round, weighing 2.7-3.0 kg. The surface of the fruit is smooth, the color is black and green the pattern is slightly noticeable narrow strips with a wax.

Early ripening variety, vegetation period 65-77 days. The weight of the fruit is 2.8-3.5 kg. The shape of the fruit is round-oval. Fetal color: light green. Pattern: medium dark green stripes. The color of the pulp is pink and red.

Prince is another classic watermelon variety that features sweet and juicy flesh, and an attractive striated rind. Prince also tends to produce heavy yields of watermelons weighing in the 3-5kg range. A round variety.

Middle-aged (from shoots to ripening of fruits 80-85 days) variety for open ground and film shelters. The plant is a medium-size plant. The fruit is roundish, large, weighing from 8-12 to 16 kg. Flesh is bright red, granular, very sweet, sugar.

Astrakhan is an early maturing with good watermelon quality and a vivid red flesh color. The 13-17 lb. oval-shaped fruit have a medium thick rind with a dark green stripe on a medium green background. Astrakhan has shown wide adaptability.

No summer is complete without watermelon. Prince of Thunder is an excellent variety. This oval-round watermelon can weigh up to 40 lbs and bears a blue-green rind. The flesh is bright red, firm and sweet.

Watermelon originates in southern Africa and was domesticated at least four thousand years ago, having been cultivated in ancient Egypt, it is now cultivated throughout the tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions of the world.

Citrullus colocynthis, also known as bitter cucumber, is a fruit-bearing plant sometimes used medicinally, citrullus colocynthis is used to treat diabetes, since it may be able to induce insulin secretion from the pancreas after supplementation.

Early ripening. Ripens on the 70-80 day after emergence. The fruits are large, round, weighing 2.7-3.0 kg. Fruit is smooth, the color is black-green, the pattern is slightly visible narrow bands with a wax coating.

Early variety (65-70 days). Productivity up to 3,0 kg/m². Fruits weighing 4-6 kg, are dull-elliptical. The flesh is tender, juicy, carmine-red, sweet. Transportability is good. Resistant to Fusarium wilt and anthracnose.

Early variety. Fruit is round, dark green with narrow strips, weight 1,5 - 2,5 kg (3-6 lb). Pulp red, tender, juicy, and sweet. Variety resistant to disease and good transportable. Best uses - fresh.

Early (65-75 days) open pollinated variety. Green Melons with dark green stripes and spots, weight about 5 kg (11 lbs.) each. Bright-pink, tender, juicy and sweet flesh with very good taste.

Crimson Sweet melons, because of their extremely high sugar content and wonderful flavor, are favored in southern gardens; they also adapt well to other climates, making them by far the most popular watermelon in the United States.

This is a sort of late maturity, 85-108 days. Fruits are ball-shaped, white, with barely noticeable light-salad stripes, the surface is smooth, sometimes slightly segmented. Bark of medium thickness (11.0-14.0 millimeters).

Mid-season variety (85-105 days). Excellent taste, 3.5 - 6.5 kg (7.5 - 14.5 lbs.), light green, whitish green exterior, light pinkish red flesh inside, nice flavor, low brix of 9.5-10.5. Excellent diabetic watermelon.

Janosik is a highly recommended, yellow-flesh Polish breeding. It appears dark green skinned, nearly seedless and 4-5 kg (8,8-11 lbs) in weight. It`s yellow pulp contrasts perfectly other known pinkish and orange varites.

Early variety. Oval-round, light green with board dark green stripes, weight 10-16kg (22-35 lbs.). Excellent, dark red flesh with a crunchy texture and delicious taste. Recommend for growing under temporary film.

Mid-early variety (80 days) with tender delicious pulp, resistant to diseases and prolonged cooling. Number of fees 1-2. Suitable for pickling. Resistant to drought and sharp daily fluctuations in temperature.

80-85 days. One of the earliest watermelons. Superb for the North, but it also grows well in heat and drought. The flesh is red and deliciously sweet. Fruits have a dark rind and weigh 8-12 lbs each.

This is a mid-ripening variety of watermelon, vegetative is 84 days. It has a rounded shape of the fruit, an average size of 2.7 kg, sometimes up to 5 kg. Bark of medium thickness, flesh of bright pink color, medium density, juicy.