Fruit develops over several months and will ripen when it gets about 10-12 cm in length. As the fruit ripens it can fill the garden with a fruity aroma in sheltered places. Plant spring in well-drained soil. Protected from wind and frost while young. Mulch well as roots are shallow.
Fruit is formed on new growth.
Allow one side shoot, low down, to grow each year as a new main shoot and cut last seasons one off as soon as it has fruited or else it will get too tall. Feed with high phosphorus NPK fertiliser in spring and summer. Harvest when fruit turns yellow. Fresh or cooked. Male and female flowers may be produced on the same plant or different plants and on the same plant may vary from male to female during the year.