Caigua

[steveg1966]

I have just bought some Caigua seeds anybody tried to grow these before

[steveg1966]

[Digeroo]

Here's a link for those who like me have not idea what there were.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caigua
'Are they also called achocha or just a relation.

Caigua seem to be smooth and achocha related to a hedgehog, so perhaps different varieties.

[steveg1966]

They are also called Peruvian wild cucumber

[galina]

I have just bought some Caigua seeds anybody tried to grow these before

They are achocha and there have been many posts about these before.

[Vinlander]

I was given some seeds and I took them hoping they would have a better flavour than achocca (or even more flavour).

I assumed that nobody would grow such a small (one eighth weight) variant of achocca unless it has a better flavour (?).

Hopefully someone can reassure me that it's not just for looks??

Cheers.

PS. I suppose the same flavour on a smaller more manageable-sized plant might be worth growing?

[Robert_Brenchley]

Achocha grew well for me this year, but it produced flowers and no fruit. Maybe I planted it too late (June) as everything was delayed by the cold spring.