Ping Beb P shark fin melons?

[Plot69]

Quick question if I may.

Re: The shark fin seeds you so kindly sent me.

How much space should I allow per plant?

Do they bush or grow long like pumpkins?

How many on average can I expect per plant?

OK, that's a few questions but I'm growing a lot of squash type fruit this year and I'm in the planning and space allocation stage at the moment.

Many thanks.

[Plot69]

[Deb P]

They are very vigorous, and are a trailing variety. I grew mine at the base of sweetcorn last year, and they covered all the ground nicely and did not seem to affect the growth of the corn. They produce quite a lot of tendrils and will also climb....one at home grew up my variegated beech tree and the fruits were hanging down like watermelon decorations!

I planted mine about 4 feet apart, they send out several branches and will cover ground quite quickly once established. I got between two and four melons per plant, all about the size of basketballs.

[Plot69]

Thank you Deb, that covers it nicely. I've got plenty of space now that I've taken a third plot on so I'll put about 5 plants in.

Many thanks, I'll keep you posted of their progress.

[Truffle]

wow- this sounds interesting!
How does it taste? like normal melon? and where can you get the seeds?

[Deb P]

They taste more squash like than fruit , very good in noodle soup but one melon will make as awful lot of soup! I still have a few seeds that I have saved from last year, PM me your address details and I'll send you a few.

[Truffle]

Hi Deb,

Great, thanks for the offer  ;D
My address is: Mycorrhizal Systems Ltd, PO BOX 4326, Hope Valley, S33 0WW.

Anything you fancy at the mo? I've got plenty of interesting tomato seeds....
Cheers,

Paul