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Overwintering cucamelon tubers

LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
edited October 2020 in Fruit & veg
Has anyone here tried overwintering cucamelon tubers?

I have read that you treat them the same as dahlias. I didn't realise that they made tubers until I dug them up last year, and I tried to overwinter them but failed miserably - I may have damaged them as I didn't realise they were there, also they dried out. The way I do my dahlias (in pots) is to just remove most of the stems and then put the pots in a cold lean-to greenhouse - I don't dig them up. I think I'll probably try doing the same with the cucamelons this year, but I wondered if anyone who had done it might have any tips?
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  • MonkeyPuzzleMonkeyPuzzle Posts: 32
    I’m afraid I can’t help you but I was thinking of growing them. Would you recommend?
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    Hello, well I like growing them because they're easy and my kids love them. They will happily munch through a little bowl.of them as a snack. I don't like them, but I don't like cucumbers etc either. I usually just have a big pot with a teepee of canes for them to grow up. This year I had four plants to start with but the squirrels kept digging them up - there's only so many times a plant will tolerate being replanted so I ended up with just one plant, but it filled the teepee with growth.
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • MonkeyPuzzleMonkeyPuzzle Posts: 32
    Thanks, useful information.
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