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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: ruud on March 08, 2005, 18:24:21

Title: How to grow these?
Post by: ruud on March 08, 2005, 18:24:21
I need help.I have a lot of seeds and once and a while i go through them,just to see what i really got.Now the story starts.I have found seeds from an indian cucumber called poona kheera,i have googled,but a good sowing advice.I goodnot find one,can you grow it outside or does it need a greenhouse.The same i have asked myself about a melon called oriental serpent,is this a true melon it looked more like a large cucumber.Than i have got a lot of melonseeds which have the following names;minesoto midget,golden gopher,piel de sapo,crenshaw,casaba,claus,canary,orange flesh,irquois cantaloupe,charentais and zatta.Which one is early enough to produces ripe fruits,i put them under glass,so please send me some information.
Title: Re: How to grow these?
Post by: djbrenton on March 08, 2005, 23:41:38
Hmm oriental serpent could be metki as that's really a melon but looks like a cucumber. If so then it's not very hardy. Any melons are growable in similar conditions to indoor cucumbers i.e they need min 70F constantly for best growing conditions.