====== West Indian Gherkin ====== 
 ===== Botanical Information ===== 
^Botanical Information^^
^Order | Cucurbitales| 
^Family | Cucurbitaceae| 
^Genus | Cucumis| 
^Common Name | West Indian Gherkin| 
^Species | C. anguria| 
 ===== Maturity days ===== 
  * 60
 ===== Planting Months ===== 
^Planting months^^^^^^^^^^^^
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|     |     |     | X   | X   | X   | X   | X   |X    |X    |     |     | 

{{tag>april may june july august september october}}
 ===== Permaculture uses ===== 
^Permaculture uses^^^
| Usage 1| Usage 2 | Usage 3 | 
| Pioneer| Ground_cover| Vegetable| 
 ===== Growing condition comments ===== 
^Growing Condition ^Comment^
|Drought Tolerant | | 
| Humidity tolerant | Yes| 
| Planting area | Ground| 
|Sunlight | Full_sun| 
 ===== Photos ===== 
^ Photos ^^^
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 ===== Short comments ===== 
Herbaceous vine, spiky fruits, taste like cucumbers. Hardy in summer in NQ
 ===== General comments ===== 
Eaten like regular cucumbers, particularly hardy variety that grows well.
 ===== Tags ===== 
{{tag>Cucurbitales Cucurbitaceae Cucumis West Indian Gherkin Annual Pioneer Ground_cover Vegetable Full_sun Ground townsville_summer}}