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Chayote

Sechium edule

Exposure : Partial shade.

Hardiness:  0°C. Overwinter fruits out of frost

Size:  Vine / H 6 m

Harvest : Before the first frosts.

Propagation : By planting fruit.

Culinary use : Resembles the taste of zucchini. Fruit eaten raw or cooked. Used in savory dishes as well as sweet desserts. Young shoots prepared like asparagus and tubers as fries.


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