What is a cantaloupe crossed with an Armenian Cucumber like?
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Armenian cucumbers cross pollinate
Comments (3)Armenian cucumbers are members of the melon family (Cucumis melo) which mean they will cross with other members of the family like cantaloupes. They do not cross with cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) To save seed let it ripen on the vine, split it open remove, clean and dry seeds....See MorePlant looks like cantaloupe, fruit looks like cucumber?
Comments (2)The "banana melon" I grew last year had orange flesh and looked like a melon not a cuke inside. It was an heirloom variety melon. Was this the type your friend grew as well? I wouldn't expect the fruit picture to be an offspring of that if so. It does look rather squash or cucumber like in the fruit. Does your friend compost? FataMorgana...See MoreArmenian Cucumber at Summerwinds!
Comments (18)Sandhill Preservation sells seed of a selected variety of Armenian cucumber called "The Duke" (not available this year, though). There is a "Painted Serpent" cucumber which is also a melon. It has smoother skin than "Armenian" with dark and light green stripes. Not prolific in my garden. A little on the sweet side. Among "real" cucumbers, I have found "Summer Dance" to be the most heat-tolerant here, but I'm not sure they'd make it in Phoenix. Must be trellised or grown in part shade here. You can buy seed from Pinetree....See Morearmenian cucumbers stunted growth
Comments (3)It does get huge. You don't need any shade cloth. It can take the heat and sun. It. Needs to be pollinated so those "baby" ones are unpollinated. Dont worry you will or should get lots of cucumbers by August. It does take a while and you wonder if you will ever get anything, then before you know it, you' ve got way too many....See MoreMokinu
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