Vellanur sambar melon plant
₹499.00
Live Vellanur sambar melon: eaten raw while green, cooked once it turns yellow.
Cucumis melo var. acidulus
Vellanur sambar southe / ವೆಳ್ಳನೂರು ಸಾಂಬಾರ್ ಸೌತೆ (Sambar melon, culinary melon)
- Grow bag12 in wide x 18 in tall
- Ships atEstablished in its Nabhi bag, roots at the olla
- First harvestAbout 10 to 12 weeks from delivery
Grown to order — delivered in about 15 days · 40 available
We start it when you order and hand it over once it is established and hardened off. That is what makes the olla work from day one: the roots have already grown down to it before it reaches you.
SKU MEL-SAM
Water it through the olla. That is the only instruction.
A buried terracotta olla releases water at exactly the rate the soil draws it, over a base of well-rotted wood that holds moisture through a hot week. You cannot overwater it and it will not dry out on you. The roots reach the olla before the plant leaves us, so it works from the day it arrives.
The Nabhi method: how these bags are built · What is an olla?
Details
A culinary melon, used as a vegetable. Eat it raw while it is green; once it turns yellow, it is for cooking, in sambar, palya and kootu.
It can trail or climb a trellis.
Specifications
| Botanical name | Cucumis melo var. acidulus |
|---|---|
| Grow bag | 12 in wide x 18 in tall, filled, with olla |
| Ships at | Established in its Nabhi bag, roots at the olla |
| First harvest | About 10 to 12 weeks from delivery |
| Support | Optional: trails or climbs |
Questions
Do I need to water it?
Just keep the olla topped up. It releases water as the soil dries, so the plant can’t be overwatered.