[Carollan]

I still have a totally intact marrow (and cucumber) from last year,sitting on my kitchen work surface.Will I be able to grow plants from any of the seeds ,or should I have taken them out of the fruits and dried them in the autumn?

[JayG]

Not the best idea, not because of the germination issue, but the fact that cucurbits (which both of yours are) have a particular talent for cross-pollinating with other types.

That doesn't affect the nature of the fruit obtained in the first year, but the seeds from them are likely to result in very different fruits next time around.

Of course, there is always the possibility of accidentally discovering a cucumber variety without suicidal tendencies, or a squash plant which produces dozens of delicious fruits on a small compact bush! 

[Carollan]

Thanks JG .I shall put them on the compost heap then,I have no time for experimentation this year ! Since we didn`t even eat them,I think that speaks volumes,don`t you?

[GrannieAnnie]

This is what happened when I sowed some saved seeds from a cucumber and I'd had melons in the same polytunnel!!!   

[Yorkie]

 

[Carollan]

Hey GrannieAnnie,did you eat it?that`s an impressive looking fruit!