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  1. Jowo

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    Hi all,
    I was given this lovely plant as a sweet pepper but I'm pretty sure its not!
    It looks more like a squash or courgette of some description. Can someone kindly identify it for me IMG_20220622_163012.jpg
     
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    Looks like a cucumber
     
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      Oh! I wasn't expecting that!! Presuming it'll get a lot bigger then?
       
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      Just looked it up and yes it is absolutely a cucumber!! Many thanks for your swift response
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        Yes much bigger. If you haven't got the space you can prune them by nipping out the growing point, it will then push out side shoots which can be left to dangle down. It will need supporting, depending on the size of the fruit they get heavy.
         
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