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Post by horsea on Feb 1, 2018 12:56:04 GMT -5
Hi. Not sure where to put this question. I have a trellis suitable for cuc vines and I want to stick a muskmelon seed or two there, also. Is there any reason any of you know of why these 2 fruits/vegetable should not be close to each other. I know they won't breed with each other, but I was thinking of that old timey advice out there about which plants are good companions and which are not and haven't seen any reference to sweet melons growing alongside cucumbers (good or bad). Many thanks. Awaiting your expertise.
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Post by hairymooseknuckles on Feb 1, 2018 13:55:43 GMT -5
I've heard it both ways. Some way the cuc will give your melon a cuc taste and others say it's nonsense. To be honest, I really can't say as I don't normally grow Cucumber.
Sorry I'm not much help.
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Post by horsea on Feb 1, 2018 14:38:01 GMT -5
I've heard it both ways. Some way the cuc will give your melon a cuc taste and others say it's nonsense. To be honest, I really can't say as I don't normally grow Cucumber. Sorry I'm not much help. That's all right! I appreciate your info in any case. I just don't want to build yet another trellis...so much work...complain complain...I have to put cucs and melons on trellis now, as the rodents eat everything cucurbit that's at ground level.
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Post by spacecase0 on Feb 1, 2018 14:54:48 GMT -5
my issue was thinking the melons were cucumbers, I picked many early, pealed them, and ate them. they are pretty good that way, lots like a cucumber, and they are crisp. but I was using the melons all wrong. I felt really bad for the melon plants when I figured out how I was messing up. (I did this 2 years in a row)
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Post by paulf on Feb 1, 2018 15:40:49 GMT -5
Cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) and melons (Cucumis melo), along with squashes and watermelons are members of the curcurbit family prized for their fruits. One common myth associated with cultivating cucumbers and melons near each other is that they will cross-pollinate and yield unpredictable fruit.
One thing to be careful of is the space each need to grow well. Each need to have sufficient nutrients and water so as not to crowd the other out. As for companion planting, both cucumbers and melons attract the same insect pests and diseases, so extra care should be taken. A big clump of vines are a pest magnet.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Feb 1, 2018 17:51:51 GMT -5
^What Paul said.
Also, if you are going to trellis melons, unless they are small melons, you'll need to make a sling for each fruit. Even if the melons are small, if they are the kind that slip off the vine when ripe, you will need to put each fruit in slings so it doesn't go *splat* when it gets ripe.
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