[Anton]

If you remember a few days ago I told you how my pumpkin plants (kindly donated by a fellow allotment gardener) turned into courgette plants,  well I tackled the gardener on the subject and she said they didn't really look like courgettes either. On closer inspection they seem to be pourgettes or courgkins as you prefer. Apparently, she used some of last years seeds to start them off (got them all mixed up, she says) and we now have hybrids. Is that possible?

Anton

[crowndale]

No idea but post a photo of the fruit when it is harvested!!

[DD.]

If you remember a few days ago I told you how my pumpkin plants (kindly donated by a fellow allotment gardener) turned into courgette plants,  well I tackled the gardener on the subject and she said they didn't really look like courgettes either. On closer inspection they seem to be pourgettes or courgkins as you prefer. Apparently, she used some of last years seeds to start them off (got them all mixed up, she says) and we now have hybrids. Is that possible?

Anton

Yes and at the risk of repeating myself, this is what happened when my marrows got crossed with pumpkins.

[WG.]

If you want to save seed from any of the cucurbits, they need to be grown well away from other members of the family.

[fallen angel]

Are all these crossed veggies still edible?

Kind regards Nicky

[DD.]

If you want to save seed from any of the cucurbits, they need to be grown well away from other members of the family.

Why should I have to grow them away from my wife?

[WG.]

Are all these crossed veggies still edible?

Kind regards Nicky

Varies since the whole hybridisation is happening randomly - my bet is edible but not particularly pleasant.

Why should I have to grow them away from my wife?

She only needs you because vib**tors don't mow the lawn.  

[Oscar Too]

Oh balls.  I remember thinking at the time that perhaps I shouldn't plant courgettes and pumpkins next to each other....

[DD.]

Oh balls.  I remember thinking at the time that perhaps I shouldn't plant courgettes and pumpkins next to each other....

Just don't save the seed. The fruit this year will be OK, but there's no guarantee what mutation you'll get next!!

[mandycharlie]

But don't they look pretty.  

[DD.]

But don't they look pretty.  

I suppose beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

[splodger]

i'm growing melons cucumbers and squashes in the same bed - can't wait to see what fruit i get - 1 cucumber plant has given me 3 normal cucs so far - if i have mutations i shall let you all know

[frazzy]

oops my courgetts and pumpkins are also in the same bed  oops
the mutants  do look kinda cool though.

[DD.]

i'm growing melons cucumbers and squashes in the same bed - can't wait to see what fruit i get - 1 cucumber plant has given me 3 normal cucs so far - if i have mutations i shall let you all know

I'll say it again!!!!

The produce this year will be OK. It's the seed you save from it to grow next year that will produce your cross pollinated fruit.

[Mitsy]

i'm growing melons cucumbers and squashes in the same bed - can't wait to see what fruit i get - 1 cucumber plant has given me 3 normal cucs so far - if i have mutations i shall let you all know

I'll say it again!!!!

The produce this year will be OK. It's the seed you save from it to grow next year that will produce your cross pollinated fruit.

 

I like the look of them too mind