GreenZone's in the Heirloom Gardener!

redbrick · July 23rd, 2010, 10:59 PM

Great article on pepinos, GZ! I thought the picture was an eggplant at first! They sound really interesting, but too much of a hassle for my area. Otherwise, I wouldn't mind trying them.

w8in4dave · July 23rd, 2010, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by redbrick

Great article on pepinos, GZ! I thought the picture was an eggplant at first! They sound really interesting, but too much of a hassle for my area. Otherwise, I wouldn't mind trying them.

Great going GZ

lorna-organic · July 24th, 2010, 01:08 AM

What are pepinos?

redbrick · July 24th, 2010, 08:35 AM

Near as I can tell is that they're a "fruit" related to tomatoes and eggplants, that kind of remind you of melon. That and they need a very long season or a greenhouse to produce.

winter_unfazed · July 25th, 2010, 01:14 PM

Apparently, pepino means different things in different countries. In northern Mexico (and among most Hispanics in the U.S.), pepino is the word for "cucumber".

July 23rd, 2010, 10:59 PM	#1
redbrick Always on the grow! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Lebanon PA USDA Zone: 6a Posts: 3,495	GreenZone's in the Heirloom Gardener! Great article on pepinos, GZ! I thought the picture was an eggplant at first! They sound really interesting, but too much of a hassle for my area. Otherwise, I wouldn't mind trying them. __________________ Andy (Redbrick) All living things do one of two things: they either grow or they die. When they stop growing, they begin dying. Your mind is also a living thing. "So don't worry about tomorrow,for tomorrow will bring it's own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today. --Matthew 6:34 Back Yard Fruit Growers home page http://byfg.org/

July 24th, 2010, 01:08 AM	#3
lorna-organic Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: central New Mexico USDA Zone: 7b Posts: 18,543	Re: GreenZone's in the Heirloom Gardener! What are pepinos? __________________ Lorna Boycott Land O Lakes products because they lobby for GM alfalfa. Boycott Monsanto, Bayer, Syngenta, BASF, Dow, DuPont, Scotts. Scotts is the sole licensed U.S. distributor of Monsanto's RoundUp. MiracleGro is owned by Scotts.

July 24th, 2010, 08:35 AM	#4
redbrick Always on the grow! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Lebanon PA USDA Zone: 6a Posts: 3,495	Re: GreenZone's in the Heirloom Gardener! Near as I can tell is that they're a "fruit" related to tomatoes and eggplants, that kind of remind you of melon. That and they need a very long season or a greenhouse to produce. __________________ Andy (Redbrick) All living things do one of two things: they either grow or they die. When they stop growing, they begin dying. Your mind is also a living thing. "So don't worry about tomorrow,for tomorrow will bring it's own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today. --Matthew 6:34 Back Yard Fruit Growers home page http://byfg.org/

July 25th, 2010, 01:14 PM	#5
winter_unfazed Jeffery Goss Jr. Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Rural Stone Co., Missouri USDA Zone: 6b Posts: 3,713	Re: GreenZone's in the Heirloom Gardener! Apparently, pepino means different things in different countries. In northern Mexico (and among most Hispanics in the U.S.), pepino is the word for "cucumber". __________________ *"The supreme task of the Church is the evangelization of the world."* --Dr. Thomas L. Osborn