Cucumbers and Melons

Wildeone · « **on:** May 14, 2008, 17:57 »

I have both cucumber and melon plants in the same green house, Do i need to worry about cross polination? ? ?

Will i end up with Melcumbers and Cumlons?

:roll:

Snap Dragon · « **Reply #1 on:** May 14, 2008, 19:48 »

I hadn't even thought of that! :shock:

I plan to do the same (when the geenhouse comes out of hiding in the shed!!)

I'l watch this for an answer!

Trillium · « **Reply #2 on:** May 14, 2008, 20:02 »

They don't really cross breed if hybrids, but if they're open-pollinated plants you want to save seed from, you'd best separate all the melons from cross pollination and the cukes. That way you'll get the true seeds again. Otherwise, don't worry about it.

Wildeone · « **Reply #3 on:** May 14, 2008, 20:05 »

Thank you!

DD. · « **Reply #4 on:** May 14, 2008, 21:08 »

As Trill said, it's only the seed you need to worry about.

Takes me back to my first ever post where I showed what happened to seed saved from a marrow that grew with the pumpkins....

Wildeone · « **Reply #5 on:** May 14, 2008, 21:09 »

They're beautiful!

Did they taste nice?

DD. · « **Reply #6 on:** May 14, 2008, 21:14 »

I actually gave to plant to someone else, not knowing of course how they would turn out. He never did say if he ate them or not!

The plants I kept for myself were fine.

A few folk thought thy were ornamental gourds when I posted the piccie, until I explain the scale of the photo. At this stage they were about a foot long.

Trillium · « **Reply #7 on:** May 14, 2008, 23:56 »

It would happen only to you, DD

DD. · « **Reply #8 on:** May 15, 2008, 06:08 »

Quote from: "Trillium"

It would happen only to you, DD

I'm waiting for one of them to get up & walk! (Stuffed triffids anyone?).

I'm sure others have had strange cross-breeds.

It was very odd this plant, the longer the season got, the smaller the green bit on the fruit that appeared.

gobs · « **Reply #9 on:** May 15, 2008, 11:43 »

T&M pay some £50 for new varieties they think worth marketing.

There is a courgette on sale, bi-coloured just like that, half green and half yellow.

mdueal · « **Reply #10 on:** May 15, 2008, 16:02 »

They are fab!! wonder what they would taste like

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