I'm with cucamelon

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    I'm going to make Cucamelon wine.
     
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      Really?
      A recipe/method would be very welcome.
       
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        Sounds delicious Scrungee.

        What will you be adding in order to give it some taste.:biggrin:
         
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          Growing some again this year, I kept the roots / tubers from last year, but they never grew
          again, I was storing them like I would a Dahlia tuber.
           
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            Seeds arrived today and have been sown. Fingers crossed!
             
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              They are quite easy to grow, but take about 2 - 3 weeks to germinate, when you see them
              show their heads, even then they are slow for a few weeks, but then start to grow
              quite quickly............germination rate is very good, I sowed 6 seeds this year
              and 5 made it :)
               
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                Seeds (50p from Wyevale seed sale last year) sown yesterday.
                 
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                  Mine has taken about 5 weeks to germinate. It was a gift. But he is here now. Cant wait to try them.
                   

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                  There was talk of wine last year wasn't there @Scrungee ? I got so fed up with them I binned the lot and never tried.
                   
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                  Mine germinated inside a week, and are doing great :-

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                  Also in the pic, you can see the Goji berries growing behind the Cucamelon, and then the Calaloo. The tray behind is full of Chilli plants :D

                  A few more pics :-

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                  That looks like around 30 plants, making me feel inadequate again having only sown 3 pots. I wonder if more than one seed could be left in the pot if they all germinate?


                  P.S. I hope the fish are OK.
                   
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                    Wish mine looked half as good.:sad:
                     
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                    I plan to sell whatever plants I have left over (and I'm giving some to people on the allotment as well) so I wasn't worried about growing too many, I just sowed every seed in the pack.

                    Also, as said before, by growing in plugs, you can grow so many plants in such a small space, and when it comes to potting up, you won't damage the roots as much.

                    With regards to the fish, unfortunately the tank had a wipeout around 18 months ago and it was sitting empty of everything (water included) and I just had a brain wave that I should use it for the plants due to the lights being on a timer.

                    Also growing Tomatillos this year as well (they are the tall plants on the Right hand side of the full tank shot), the same applies to them, I'll sell what I don't want/need.
                     
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                    They're now showing through in under 6 days since sowing.
                     
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                    My Cucamelons, as of about 10 minutes ago :-

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