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Gardening

Kali

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2. no other cukes at all last year

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 10:52 PM

Jul 2013

in fact I think lemons are all we have ever planted, but we do have native gourds around (coyote gourds and skunk cabbage) but I thought crosses with them were always bitter?

and the nearest possible garden would be at least 2 miles, more likely 5.

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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