Seaspring Seeds

Achocha seeds

Name: Achocha seeds
Brand: Seaspring Seeds
SKU: RGS-SEAAN
Price: 2.75 GBP
Availability: InStock

£2.75

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A relative of squashes and cucumbers, achocha produces masses of edible, bladder-shaped fruit on vigorous, low maintenance vines that are frost sensitive. The fruit are bulbous at the stem end, and narrow down and to form a slight hook at the opposite end. They are smooth skinned, though occasionally have very soft spines, and are green when young turning ivory as they mature. The leaves are deeply cut and, like other plants in the cucumber/squash family, achocha plants have separate male and female flowers.

Approximately 8 seeds per packet.

Growing instructions included on the front of the packet.

For the best eating quality, use only green fruit that are about 55 to 75mm long. When young and small, they have white, tender seeds that are embedded in a matrix of soft, white fibres – at this point the whole fruit, seeds and all, can be eaten. As the fruit grow older and bigger, the seeds get harder and change from white to brown and finally black. At this stage they are attached to a tough central core, and both the core and seeds should be removed before eating the outside flesh.

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Seaspring seeds

Sea Spring Seeds specialises in chillies, and sells around a hundred different varieties, everyone that we feel is worthwhile, being interesting, flavourful and/or intriguing in some way. The chilli varieties range from very mild to the superhots; from tiny fruit to enormous ones; from miniature plants to ones capable of growing up to 8 ft tall! Many we sell are unique to Sea Spring Seeds, developed through our chilli breeding programme on our our nursery in West Dorset. Dorset Naga, one of the hottest chillies in the world, was one of our first varieties. Being tomato lovers, we have also sourced seed of an extensive range of the very best varieties of tomatoes. These include some of the best tasting tomatoes there are, as well as those displaying a whole range of different types, shapes and colours.

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Packed seeds, not boxed (UK-only): £2.75

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