Kiwano Jelly Round
Variety
created by Alex&Sempi at 05.06.2025
Growth habit
lifespan: annual
growth habit: climbing
growth habit: high ranking
Climbing plant
harvest: profitable
growth habit: upright
flower: flowering
root type: shallow-rooted
growth habit: multi-stem cultivatable
growth habit: broad
growth habit: needs climbing support
height: 180 - 200 cm
wide: 200 - 300 cm
finger-shaped leaves
small flowers
strong growth
propagation by seeds
insect pollination
Fruit shape
around
jagged
Taste
fruity
sweet
lemon aroma
exotic
Banana aroma
juicy
Resistances
resistant
robust
frost-sensitive
heat tolerant
Location
planting: outdoor
Heat requirement: high
sheltered from the wind
planting: house wall / wall
light: sunny to semi-shady
Soil: permeable soil
soil moisture: no waterlogging
Fertilization: nutrient-rich
fertilization: humus-enriched
Soil: Well fertilized
soil moisture: moist
soil moisture: well-drained
Water: regularly
Soil: light to medium-heavy
Soil: sandy to loamy
Light: Semi-Shade
Soil: loosened
Planting: frost-free
Water: moderately
Fertilization: organic
Color
orange yellow
yellow-green
Flower yellow
4 Years
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This kiwano grows very vigorously and produces very round fruits with spiky skin, which are orange-yellow when ripe and have a diameter of 8 to 10 cm. They contain a delicious emerald green flesh, juicy and sweet, filled with white seeds. Kiwano, also known as horned cucumber, is a well-known, aromatic fruit from the gourd family. Jelly Round is a little-known variety, roundish, jagged, light green to white when fully ripe and with a flavor between banana and lemon.
Non hybrid
Not frost resistant
Kiwano
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Moist
Soil
Medium (loamy)
Nutrient requirement
High
Dark germinator
Germination temperature
22–25 °C (Degrees Celsius)
Plant distance
60 cm
Row spacing
150 cm
Seeding depth
1 cm
Root Rot
Downy mildew
Powdery mildews
Mealybugs
Land snails
Schildläuse
Aphids
Voles