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lisa234 starts with ... I planted seeds from what looked like a jap pumpkin that my mum grew, but the pumpkins that I'm growing don't look anything like the pumpkin that the seed came from? There are ten pumpkins on the vine and they are all shaped like a pear. What kind of pumpkin is this?
| About the Author lisa234 brisbane 4001 qld australia 21st June 2021 5:47pm #UserID: 26923 Posts: 1 View All lisa234's Edible Fruit Trees |
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jakfruit etiquette says... Some seed of Pumpkins are F1 hybrids. The seed out of these fruit will be variable. Yours looks similar to many other relatives of Jap pumpkin. https://www.nativeseeds.org/collections/squash-butternuts-big-cheeses Another possibility is two varieties were grown nearby and cross pollinated. This is not unusual if Jap and Butternut are grown next to each other. Hope it tastes ok. It still looks green so it may change colour If you keep growing these seed, you may get a mix of types on different vines. | About the Author jakfruit etiquette gotham city,3000,Vic 22nd June 2021 6:44pm #UserID: 5133 Posts: 915 View All jakfruit etiquette's Edible Fruit Trees |
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jakfruit etiquette says... Here is a pic of a local pumpkin stall, yours looks similar to some of the variants here. If you grow the seed from your fruit, you might get a mix of types. It can be good for a bit of variety. You could save seed of those you really like.
| About the Author jakfruit etiquette gotham city,3000,Vic 7th July 2021 10:26am #UserID: 5133 Posts: 915 View All jakfruit etiquette's Edible Fruit Trees |
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