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Our new favorite vegetable! (AKA Snake Melon or Snake Gourd) (Trichosanthes cucumerina) Unusual and delicious gourd relative that is referred to and used as a bean in its native China. Its fruit tastes much like green beans, except even more delicious and tender. We could give up a lot of other vegetables before we would not grow this queen of garden crops, known for its divine taste and snake-like beauty. So snake-like, in fact, that the beans terrify more than a few visitors to our garden each summer! Snake bean is almost completely absent in U.S. markets. Its long, delicate fruit doesn’t ship easily. Chinese Green Python snake bean is the largest snake bean variety, growing up to 60 inches long and 1.5 inches thick! As it matures, it develops bright green color and a thin layer of wax on the skin. When harvested at 12-30 inches long, it can be used like green beans or summer squash. Traditionally stir fried with peppers and onions, this vegetable has many culinary uses. In Africa the inside of fully mature fruit can be scraped out and used like tomato paste. This variety will need a sturdy trellis; pinching lateral branches under 30 inches will encourage climbing. Fun to grow in kids’ gardens; an absolutely unique new vegetable! 

**Growing Tips:** Tolerates extreme heat, humidity. Soak seeds overnight; direct seed after last spring frost. Trellis vining types; pick when pods reach 12-18 inches.

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^ sun              | 8-12 hrs|  
^ depth            | 1/2-1"|
^ thin             | 6"|
^ outdoor sow      | |
^ indoor sow       | 2-4 weeks before final frost|
^ germ. temp       | 62-85 F|
^ sprout time      | 5-8 days|
^ transplant       | after final frost|
^ container ready  | {{fa>times}}|
^ harvest time     | |
^ frost resistant  | {{fa>times}}|
^ heat resistant   | {{fa>check}}|
^ continuous sow   | |






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=====Plant Chores=====

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action pagemod _self plant_health


fieldset "water"

yesno  "did you water?" "={{fa>check}}" "!{{fa>times}}" 

select "if so, how much?" "|a bit|a fair amount|a lot|a hell of a lot" !


fieldset "plant appearance"

select "how did the plant look?" "|fine|a bit sad|sad|concerning|ugh oh...|dead" ! 

select "feet (number)" "1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12" !

select "inches (1-12)" "1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12" !

select "how many flowers does it have? (number)" "1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11-15|16-20|21-30|31-40|41-50|51-100|∞|" ! 

select "how many fruits? (number)" "1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11-15|16-20|21-30|31-40|41-50|51-100|∞|" ! 


fieldset "amendments" 

textbox "what chemicals did you apply?" ! =" "

textbox "what fertilizers did you apply?" ! =" "

fieldset "more"

textbox "comments:" ! =" "

yesno "are you uploading a photo?" "={{fa>eye}}" "!{{fa>eye-slash}}"


fieldset ""

submit "tell me, baby"

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action template photos:template photos: 

action pagemod _self photo


fieldset "add a photo"

textbox "description" 

file "pic pic" @ 

submit "upload"

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^ date ^ water? ^ water amount ^ plant health ^ height ^ # of flowers ^ # of fruits ^ chemicals ^ amendments ^ comments ^ photo?|
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===== Photos =====

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