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Gardening

Kali

(55,891 posts) Thu Jul 25, 2013, 10:28 PM Jul 2013

question about lemon cukes [View all]

I thought these were an old straight bred (or whatever you call it for plants) type, but I guess they are hybrids?

saved some seeds from last year - had a great crop until the grasshoppers showed up - and planted a few this year just to see if they would even come up. well they are doing great, huge plant, tons of flowers and WHOA big long Armenian-style (I think) light green ribbed fruits. sweet and delicious, but I sure wasn't expecting that style!

so what are the parent crosses of lemon cucumbers?

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question about lemon cukes [View all] Kali Jul 2013 OP

Lemon cukes are open pollinated (non-hybrid) - you probably planted NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #1

no other cukes at all last year Kali Jul 2013 #2

gourds and cukes don't cross. only cukes cross with cukes....you have a mystery! NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #3

yeah I thought it was very odd (see edit above) Kali Jul 2013 #4

the fun of gardening! A few of the best tomatoes I've developed were either mutations NRaleighLiberal Jul 2013 #5

I have this 6 foot water trough filled with soil that was SUPPOSED to be an herb garden Kali Jul 2013 #6

If I can jump in, I was just explaining some of this to my partner today in fact. I would save the silvershadow Jul 2013 #7

heh! I can try, Kali Jul 2013 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Lugal Zaggesi Jul 2013 #9