Iikomkomere zinokuquka izinto ezincinci ezikrakra, ezibizwa ngokuba yi-cucurbitacins. Ngokuqhelekileyo zibekwe kwisiseko sesiqu. Kule nyaniso, kudla ngokugqitywa ukuba ukhukhamba akufanele uhlanjululwe ukususela kwisiqu. Kucingelwa ukuba, izinto ezikrakra ziya kusasazeka phezu kobude bonke bekhukhamba.
Nangona kunjalo, into yokuba oku kwenzeka ngokwenene ukuba ukhupha ikhukhamba "engalunganga" ayizange iqinisekiswe ngokwesayensi kwaye ithathwa njengento engenakwenzeka. Iikomkomere ezithengiswayo namhlanje nazo ziyalinywa ngendlela yokuba ziqulethe izinto ezikrakra ezimbalwa kakhulu.
Iikomkomere ezikhule kwigadi yakho, kwelinye icala, ziyakwazi ukungcamla krakra ngamaxesha athile. Kule meko, nangona kunjalo, oku akunakubalelwa kubuchule be-peeling, kodwa kwiimeko zomhlaba. Izinto ezikrakra azifumaneki kuphela kwisiseko sesiqu kodwa phantsi kwesikhumba sonke. Kweliphi icala uhlambulula ikhukhamba enjalo ayinandaba.