[robinahood]

I know these are a bit of a marmite crop but I grew them in a potato bag up a tree last year and they were productive, decorative and easy, my sort of crop! Anyway I just found them again in a corner,  we have had some freezes here but they have nice big tubers which seem fine. Has anyone tried overwintering these with success?

[New shoot]

I have tried overwintering the tubers and mine all rotted, but I took them out of the compost.  Looks like leaving them in situ has paid off 

I'd move the bag somewhere sheltered and let it dry off, then repot the tubers in a couple of months.  Don't be tempted to start them too soon.  I sowed seeds very early last year as the seedlings are so small and weedy to get going.  They did great, but were climbing the windows inside before I knew it     

[robinahood]

That's very helpful, thanks. Far more by luck than judgement I may have got away with it!

[New shoot]

Its often the way with gardening    Go with the flow and take advantage of any lucky breaks you get 

[Middlesexbloke]

I was clearing out tubs from the polytunnel the other day and found a tub full of cucamelon tubers. They look wierd (bit like a cross between a white potato and white radish). They're quite large too. I've taken them out of the compost to dry out in the shed, no idea if that was the right thing to do! Apparently if you overwinter the tubers it gets the plants off to a quick start in Spring but we shall see...

[sunshineband]

Like New shoot, I was unsuccessful in restarting these from tubers, possibly because I let them dry out too much. I can only share this and hope it helps 

Just be warned that if you do in fact start these back into growth, they do take off quite quickly once they have had a little re-group, so be prepared to manage them or you might get all tangled up

[robinahood]

I will leave them in their moist compost then, and see how it goes. The seed is a bit dear so fingers crossed.....