Pepino Dulce "Ecuadorian Gold"

We got our mother plant rom Whiskey Hill Farms.  This is a  cultivar found in South America that produces good crops of pear-like fruits over a long growing season, the plant is vibrant green.  Self-fertile, but should be thinned for better fruit size.  Fruit is mostly yellow with some light purple stripping.

Pepino Dulce is a somewhat hardy tomato relative. The name pepino dulce means sweet cucumber in english and the flavor of the fruit is somewhat like a sweet melon when ripe. The plant is prized for its medium sized fruit and sprawling nature to be used as edible ground cover in a food forest. Pepino Dulce is easy to root by cuttings and orginates from the Andes and so it can handle cooler temperatures and is hardy down to 28 degrees. 9-11 is a safer bet as a freeze can knock it back and/or kill it.

USDA Certified Organic

Pot Size: 4 Inch

Plant Size: 6 in

USDA Hardiness- 9b- 11 (colder with some protection or in food forest setting