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Squash
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Watermelon
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Pumpkins
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Muskmelon (Cucumis melo)
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Martini cucumbers

Last post by peebee « Thu Jul 18, 2024 1:18 am

by peebee » Thu Jul 18, 2024 1:18 am

Has anyone grown this variety? Reviews please, thanks :)

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Last post by peebee
Thu Jul 18, 2024 1:18 am
A new crop for us here in Fla.

Last post by Kurt « Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:47 am
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by Kurt » Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:46 am

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Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:47 am
Sugar Kiss melons

Last post by JRinPA « Sun Oct 01, 2023 9:17 pm
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by Vanman » Sat Sep 30, 2023 9:37 am

We love Sugar Kiss melons. The problem is the only place that sells them is 45 miles away and seeds are not available. It is a hybrid that is only grown by one farm. Does...

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Last post by JRinPA
Sun Oct 01, 2023 9:17 pm
Grey zuchini double barrel

Last post by pepperhead212 « Mon Jul 11, 2022 1:04 pm
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by JRinPA » Thu Jul 07, 2022 11:52 pm

I don't recall a fused zuchini before. Probably the blossoms fused just like tomatoes? Or? I'm considering letting the seed develop to grow out next year...
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Last post by pepperhead212
Mon Jul 11, 2022 1:04 pm
What could this cucumber disease be

Last post by brownrexx « Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:40 am
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by peebee » Thu Jun 30, 2022 11:22 pm

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The plant was over 6ft tall & had already produced a few cukes when I noticed a strange wilting occuring. Then the stem started to turn tan s few inches...

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Last post by brownrexx
Sat Jul 02, 2022 7:40 am
Anyone tried Yuxi Jiang Bing Gua or Snake Bean

Last post by GoDawgs « Sat Feb 12, 2022 10:34 am
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by zendog » Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:14 pm

I was just looking through Baker Creek catalog and saw a few things that I found interesting and was wondering if any of you have tried. The catalogue writers create such...

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Last post by GoDawgs
Sat Feb 12, 2022 10:34 am
“JYUNPAKU” Okinawan White Bitter Melon

Last post by karstopography « Wed Nov 24, 2021 6:42 pm
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by karstopography » Sun Jul 04, 2021 3:10 pm
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Can’t say I knowingly ever have eaten a bitter melon, let alone grown any, but here are my two plants just starting to bloom....
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Last post by karstopography
Wed Nov 24, 2021 6:42 pm
how old is too old for cucurbit seed?

Last post by zeedman « Wed Nov 24, 2021 1:21 pm
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by habitat-gardener » Sat Apr 25, 2020 3:47 pm

I still have squash, cucumber, and melon seeds from 2006 (and later)! I seem to buy one variety or another every year, grow it once, and then grow something else the next...

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Wed Nov 24, 2021 1:21 pm
Has anyone grown monk fruit?

Last post by Shule « Mon Aug 23, 2021 9:47 pm
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by Shule » Tue Apr 21, 2020 6:28 pm

Has anyone here grown monk fruit (Siraitia grosvenorii)?

It's a perennial cucurbit (which can be grown as an annual), and it is used to produce a sugar substitute similar to...

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Last post by Shule
Mon Aug 23, 2021 9:47 pm
What do you think of cucamelons?

Last post by mama_lor « Tue Apr 13, 2021 2:22 am
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by Shule » Thu Jan 02, 2020 9:50 pm

I've never grown cucamelons, but I have grown West India burr gherkins, which are bigger and spikier than cucamelons. For those who have grown cucamelons, how do you feel...

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Last post by mama_lor
Tue Apr 13, 2021 2:22 am
Gourds

Last post by AlittleSalt « Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:20 am
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by AlittleSalt » Sun Feb 07, 2021 12:43 am

We saw some gourds tonight that had been painted and had holes cut in them for a birdhouse. They were being used as inside decorations only. As I looked at them, I thought...

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Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:20 am
Uses for West India burr gherkins

Last post by zeedman « Wed Nov 24, 2021 5:02 pm
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by Shule » Mon Sep 28, 2020 7:02 pm

West India burr gherkins are pretty awesome, and it's easy to grow an abundance of them. But, it may not be obvious how to use them. This thread is to enumerate the uses and...

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Wed Nov 24, 2021 5:02 pm

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