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Identification of plant growing from home compost spread as mulch

Steady EddieSteady Eddie Posts: 79
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Could anyone identify this plant please.  It has grown from home made compost spread as a mulch in the spring.  Since taking a photograph it has developed two bright yellow flowers.

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Some sort of squash? melon? 
    Devon.
  • Steady EddieSteady Eddie Posts: 79
    Thank you. Both are a possibility.  Will I get fruit - is it worth me persevering?
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I'd say it's too late now, I'd stick it back into the compost bin
    Devon.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I've got one of those in my front garden ... I've left it to see what happens ... 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Another proof you can grow plants from seed in your own compost.
    leave it,  nothing lost,  if it doesn’t fruit you’ll at least have a bigger plant to put in the compost bin.  Win..Win. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Steady EddieSteady Eddie Posts: 79
    Thank you all. I shall leave it in situ and see what happens…..maybe we will get an Indian Summer and I’ll be eating home grown melons!!
  • MikeOxgreenMikeOxgreen Posts: 812
    Cross pollinate the M&F flowers and see what happens. 
    I had to laugh the other day, we've got a tomato plant growing by the side of our old septic tank   :D
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