I was clearing some of my plot earlier today, and reached the bit where I had grown a few cucamelons. This was the first time I'd grown these.
Forking through the ground to clear weed roots I discovered several large tuber like roots shaped a bit like dahlia tubers but bigger and almost white, looking rather like several "white icicle" radish joined at the centre. This came as a complete surprise.
Given the size of the roots the plants had clearly been storing energy in these swollen tubers.
Has anyone else noticed this? Does anyone know if in a mild part of the country, and protected from frost under a good mulch, these might regrow in the spring, gaining a headstart on plants grown from seed?
Cheers