pepino

[lottie lou]

Has anyone tried to grow pepino (melon pear).  T & M have them in their catalogue and I think I once ate one when I was travelling and liked it.

Wondered if it grew okay in our climes.

[lottie lou]

[Baccy Man]

I grow them, they produce better in a greenhouse or poly but will grow outside too if it doesn't rain constantly through the summer.

[manicscousers]

got one last year, from lidl, it grew really well, produced fruit but, as our weather from july on, sucked, the fruit wasn't ripened, I'm putting it under cover this year, just watch, it'll be scorching now  ;D

[realfood]

Lottie Lou, you do not say where you are, but from my experience in growing pepinos in the North, protection will increase your chances in getting them to fruit.

[Lauren S]

And what do they taste like? More like a melon or more like a pear?

[nilly71]

And what do they taste like? More like a melon or more like a pear?

I was tempted too, and would like to know the answer.

Neil

[Baccy Man]

They taste like a cross between cantaloupe & honeydew melons.
If you grow them in pots you can bring them into the house through the winter where they will continue to produce flowers/fruit for a while.

[realfood]

I was forced to bring my potted pepinos, grown from seeds, indoors 2 years ago to ripen the fruit. You can see the photos on my website below at http://www.growyourown.info/page145a.html