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Re: garden size, spacing

I've always heard that planting melons next to cucumbers would result in
cucmber-y flavored, unsweet melons...don't know this for a fact as I'm a
rather inexperienced gardener, but that was my basis...

At 03:15 PM 3/10/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Good question, Cuz! Cantaloupes or muskmelons belong to the genus
>Cucumis and the species melo; all varieties of C. melo will cross
>with one another. Cucumbers (with the exception of the 'Armenian
>cucumber', which is actually a melon -- C. melo) belong to the genus
>Cucumis, species sativus and all of them will cross with each other.
>Since melons and cucumbers are different species, it is *not*
>botanically possible for them to cross. If it were possible for these
>plants to cross with one another, it would only be of concern if you
>were saving seed and wish to keep the varieties pure.
>
>There is an "old husband's" (equal time, here!) tale that bitterness
>in cucumbers is caused by crossing with melons or squash, but it just
>ain't so! Feel free to plant your cukes, squash & melons wherever you
>like, as long as you don't plant more than one variety of each. If
>you do, and are saving the seed, be sure to isolate the varieties in
>some way. (Aren't you glad you asked?)
>
>Happy trails.....
>
>     Sue Drake
>     Southeastern WI -- USDA zone 4b/5a
>... An immaculate house is the sign of a mis-spent life ...
>----------
>> From: Richard Callwood III
>> Date: Monday, March 10, 1997 2:50 PM
>>
>> At 11:12 AM 3/10/97 -0700, you wrote:
>> >10' and use the fencing to support things like peas, tomatoes,
>cucumbers,
>> >and even cantelope (yes I know NOT to put these two together  :-))
>> <snip>
>> >TIA
>> >Cheralyn
>> >
>> >
>> Why not?
>>
>> @->-`-,-------------------------------+
>> |  Cousin Ricky      USDA zone 11     |
>> |  rcallwo@uvi.edu   formerly zone 6  |
>> +-------------------------------------+
>
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