I'm with cucamelon

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    I had the very same thought Scrungee! Decided perhaps using an adapted cucumber wine recipe would suit?
     
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    There are thousands of the little blighters in the polytunnel! I've pickled ten jars-full as a substitute for gherkins but it'll have to be industrial-grade chutney from now on....
     
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    I'm growing these again this year, anyone else ?
     
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    My tuber was chucked by Mrs C is uber-efficient mode, so not sure - I might do, if only for the fun of trying to stop them climbing out the roof vents of the greenhouse
     
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      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      Nooo way, had loads last year, the compost heap was full.
       
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        i'm looking to pickle them this year with Dill and Mint.
         
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          I started off some cucamelon and it was all going well until the cat decided to use the propagator as a trampoline...
           
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          I was given one sowed in a small pot. After weeks of absolutely nothing we now have a tiny tiny tiny green spec poking out of the compost. Now as I didnt sow it and there has been a lot pass through the propagator these last weeks, i can no more confirm or deny whether i am growing cucamelon - i hope i am though!!!
           
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          I thought I was then I left the pots out of the greenhouse while I had a tidy up and subjected them to a nasty night of wind, Rain and cold. Looks like I have to go and buy some seeds and try to catch up.
           
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          Awe - mine is still on the windowsill and will be there quite a while longer. So far we are less than 5mm high. Hee hee
           
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            Get me some while you're at it. lol
             
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            Seeds ordered, Hopefully it'll be second time lucky!
             
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            Presumably you do that, before you throw them on the compost heap? :roflol:

            Must be where I went wrong.:smile:

            I just hope all those millions of seeds on my compost heap have been killed off over winter, otherwise I might be needing a lot of Dill and Mint.:)
             
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