[kezlou]

I'm wrong i know but i'm saying it anyway, its looks the unripe pumpkin thing  that i found amongst the weeds at the allotment on Tuesday.

[naturesparadise]

I'm wrong i know but i'm saying it anyway, its looks the unripe pumpkin thing  that i found amongst the weeds at the allotment on Tuesday.

lol you maybe right all i can tell you is it smells like a Mellon when you cut one open

[jennyb]

i know you've said it smells like melon - but have you tasted it yet?  does it taste like melon too?

[naturesparadise]

i know you've said it smells like melon - but have you tasted it yet?  does it taste like melon too?

no i didnt i thought it best not to but there are loads more growing so will do next time

[GrannieAnnie]

I'm sorry, I'm sure its not a melon, just look at the flower near it. It's a courgette flower, melon flowers are tiny little things similar to cucumbers.

That courgette is exactly like the ones I got from Seeds of Italy.  Bit like this one?

http://www.seedsofitaly.com/product/237

[Lemon]

Hmmm...

Looks like it could be a round green courgette like those sold by Seeds of Italy - yet I saw similar things in my mum's garden and she grows a type of spaghetti squash.  They can grow huge like the size of a bowling ball and they're heavy.  She likes them when they are large as the skin forms a tough layer which makes it suitable for storage and eating throughout the winter.

The flesh is white and made up of strands and the seeds are large flat and black.

Courgette seeds as I recall are creamy white in colour.  What were the seeds like?

[naturesparadise]

the seeds are white and in the center its like a pumpkin but white

[kezlou]

My odd looking pumpkin


The others still growing look like yours at the front page of the thread.

[naturesparadise]

this is a proper  mystery veg      

i just have no idea what it is

[naturesparadise]

well i cut a small one and cooked it dont really have that courgette taste

and it has 100's of seeds in it i now have one very small will let you know

[naturesparadise]

well look at this  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:

[GrannieAnnie]

Is that the same one NP???  It looks more like a short marrow now!  Looks wonderful!!

[naturesparadise]

Is that the same one NP???  It looks more like a short marrow now!  Looks wonderful!!

yep same plant do you get round marrows  :?  :?

[jennyb]

yep you sure do!  i bought one from a house down the road the other day. but mine was a lot flatter rather than perfectly spherical.

i slice the bottom off and add a topping as it is too flat to stuff,  then another night i'll do the same with top which then leaves a ring in the middle to use as a side veg on a 3rd occasion!

[naturesparadise]

well here is an update the Waite  is about  22lb or just over

could it be a green pumpkin