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Re: Cucumber and Melon Cross Pollination

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As a plant breeder, I know that Cucumis melo and C. sativus don't cross
naturally.  I've never even heard of them being crossed artificially.  You
wouldn't get any hybrids if you just have them growing near each other. 
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>From: gardensmith@juno.com
>To: sqft@listbot.com
>Subject: Re: Cucumber and Melon Cross Pollination
>Date: Fri, Mar 17, 2000, 8:08 AM
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>Cucumber is a cucurbit but is Cucumis sativus
>where as melon albeit a cucurbit is Cucumis melo
>I grow melons and cucumbers at the same time.
>I think if you want to play it safe don't save the seeds.
>But the first year you have seed from different parents.
>So it stands to reason your fruit will be fine.
>Hmmmm I never saved seed from cucumbers from year to year but had planned
>to.
>Now you have made me think (c:  will I get a melumber or a cumelon??
>yikes
>
>On Fri, 17 Mar 2000 09:41:58 -0500 "Bryan & Holli Ellis"
><obxellis37@coastalnet.com> writes:
>> Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
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>> I recently heard that if you plant your cukes and melons too close 
>> together they will cross pollinate and the result will be unedible 
>> mutations. Is this true and if so how far is the minimum distance. I 
>> plan on having them about 12' apart in seperate trenches. I am going 
>> to plant the long burpless cukes and small Muskmelons this year. 
>> Thanks.
>> Bryan
>> 
>> 
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