What is this?

Nikkithefoot · « **on:** October 14, 2007, 22:36 »

Can anyone identify this? It was grown in the greenhouse and the leaves resembled a melon. I was informed the plant was a Water Melon, but it doesn't look like it to me. It hasn't changed colour or size in the last 6weeks.

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Hope the pic shows.....

Nikkithefoot · « **Reply #1 on:** October 14, 2007, 22:39 »

Try again......

muntjac · « **Reply #2 on:** October 14, 2007, 22:39 »

problem with the coding nikki

muntjac · « **Reply #3 on:** October 14, 2007, 22:41 »

thats an anemic water melon alright .it needs full sun

shaun · « **Reply #4 on:** October 14, 2007, 22:41 »

looks like a pumkin to me :?

Nikkithefoot · « **Reply #5 on:** October 14, 2007, 22:41 »

I'm a bit of a luddite when it comes to putys, well according to OH!

I've impressed meself, there's no stopping me now

gobs · « **Reply #6 on:** October 14, 2007, 22:43 »

I would hazard the vague guess, it being no water melon. Squash. :roll:
Could you get picture of live plant material, or just cut it up to see for yourself.

Nikkithefoot · « **Reply #7 on:** October 14, 2007, 22:44 »

I've a NE facing garden, the greenhouse gets full sun from about 10am until about 6pm ish in the height of summer

Shaun, my pumpkins have ripened and gone orange, and are awaiting carving as we speak (well in a couple of weeks or so) they were planted outside and about 6weeks later than this critter.

muntjac · « **Reply #8 on:** October 14, 2007, 22:44 »

certainly looks like the ones grown in tennessee lol

shaun · « **Reply #9 on:** October 14, 2007, 22:46 »

most have mine have ripened niki but theres a couple that are still green,there still ok to eat or to carve

muntjac · « **Reply #10 on:** October 14, 2007, 22:49 »

http://uk.ask.com/pictures?l=dir&o=312&q=%20american%20watermelon&qsrc=168

gobs · « **Reply #11 on:** October 14, 2007, 22:51 »

Any good tips for cutting up these tough veg, other than bus? thanks.

muntjac · « **Reply #12 on:** October 14, 2007, 22:53 »

we used a cheese wire actually lol

Nikkithefoot · « **Reply #13 on:** October 20, 2007, 21:09 »

Ok chaps and chapesses, my apologies for the delay in getting the answer, but been extreeeeeeeemly busy this week.

Its official......... it is some kind of squash / pumpkin. Here are a couple of pictures

It was very hard to cut, smells similar to a cut buttenut squash, and is obviously not ripe.

What I can't understand is that it was planted inside a greenhouse (coz I was told it was a watermelon), six weeks before my own pumpkins got planted outside, got watered daily along with the Tomatoes, fed weekly and is still not ripe!! The pumpkins which were outside got no extra water or feed (other than that which mother nature gave them), attained a size about 1" smaller radius than this critter, and turned orange by the middle of September. Can anyone explain this?

Nikki

muntjac · « **Reply #14 on:** October 20, 2007, 21:13 »

its been cuddled n cared for in a warm spoty .thats why its so big ,well done