A melon that looks like a cucumber is called a Dutch melon. This kind of melon is native to Holland, and its shape is much smaller than that of cucumber. Some places are also called small green melons.

Dutch melon skin is turquoise, without thorns, and it is very shiny. Dutch melons are strict with the soil. When planting, cocoa peat, vermiculite and perlite can be mixed for soil preparation.