{"product_id":"sweet-pepino-seeds-fruit-plant","title":"Sweet Pepino Seeds - Fruit Plant","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"539\"\u003eSweet Pepino is a fruiting perennial plant known for its small melon-like fruits with a mild, sweet flavor. It grows as a compact shrub or semi-trailing plant and is commonly cultivated in home gardens and container plantings. The plant thrives in mild to warm climates and produces fruit over an extended season under suitable conditions. 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