I have a volunteer something that's in the compost bin. The vine looks like watermelon but the melons look like a cross between cantaloupe and melon. Smells like both. Is that even possible?
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lookinhard
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Aug 25, 2018
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And some things come out completely good. Usually tomatoes.
Cross pollination will make the fruit blend both of the parents, then the seeds from that fruit will have the genes from both parents to pass along. Blame the bees.
OldGoat43
Level 9
Aug 25, 2018
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I thought it was from mixing seeds in the compost. I've had a lot of odd volunteers but this one I couldn't place. Didn't know if it was possible for melons to cross.
Have you picked one yet?
Donna_I
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Aug 25, 2018
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Yes. Look like a watermelon and cantaloupe. Smells like them too. But yellow inside. I have yellow melon seeds scraped out there too. It's not edible but interesting. There are about six the size of small cantaloupes still.
@freeofgod what makes it inedible?
@JenBeberstein , mostly because they aren't ripe. And cantaloupe/ watermelon doesn't really taste good. Not unripe anyway.
Suspect so. No expert, but I do know that I have had a lot of crosses when I very grown different squash close together. Likele same with melons
Happyonearth
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Aug 25, 2018
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