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Re: Cross-pollination

Piette wrote:
>
> Pamela Ingle wrote:
> >
> > My understanding, and I believe this is in the "book" is that
> > squash/cucumber/melon family will cross polinate if closely planted to each
> > other.
>
> I planted cantelope and cukes next to each other one year, and I'm here
> to tell you: don't do it! They cantelope got cross-pollinated with VERY
> weird looking results.
>
        I hve Cucumber, Watermelon and Butternut Squash all intertwined on the
same trellis. Directly under them I have Zucchini. I am sure they cross
pollinate because sometimes I use a Q-Tip to take pollen from the
Butternut to use on the Zucchini. I am sure this does something to any
seeds that might come from it, but I have not had any odd fruit.
        Which makes sense, the pollination of these fruits happens after the
fruit is begun. You can see that the zucchinis look like zucchinis
before the flower even opens. Besides that, genetics decide how fruit is
made and the pollen only affects the genes of the seen not the plant.
        I would look for another reason for your odd looking fruit.
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