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Cucumelons
Have a go Nick
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Has anyone grown cucumelons?
and if so, any advise?
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Have a go Nick
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I sowed some seeds when I put my courgette seeds in three weeks ago. Same conditions. Courgettes up in a week. Cucumelon have just germinated.
Part of my 'try something new' this year. I have also got the James wong electric daisies. should be good for a laugh.
sounds good, just tried to order some cucumelons without any luck, may be next year.
i am growing some, it did take a while for the seeds to germinate and the plants take a bit of time to grow after pricking out but they look about to take of now with the sun shining. James says they will grow outside but are better in a greenhoue or tunnel.
I am also trying sweet potatoes
can we only get them from from sutton seeds?
i bought the seeds from the garden centre
They are in the James Wong range by Suttons. I bought mine when I saw a stand at Kew Gardens shop, but I have seen them since in larger garden centres.
I objected to Suttons post and packing charge for a packet of seeds.
I bought seeds from the eden project and grew them last year. They went crazy in the greenhouse ! Got loads of fruit but I found them rather bitter, pickle most of them.
Thanks folks
I have tried three times to germinate cucamelon seeds without success. What do you think I am doing wrong? Sown in multipurpose compost in small seeds trays covered with a propagater lid. No trouble with other similar seeds.
i think they need heat it took mine a while in the heated propagator