I noticed my "watermelon" plants were not viney. I thought maybe I go some type of hybrid, well, really hoping that is the case. I began researching and comparing pictures. I have learned that I was sold the wrong seeds at the feed store.
WWWWWAAAAAHHHHH! WWWWWAAAAHHHH!!! :(
The seeds turned out to be squash seeds and now I have two beautiful non-watermelon squash plants. I bought the seeds at our local feed store and the seeds were coated in a blue coating which is some chemical that encourages germination. I did not question the seeds, I mean, why would I? The seeds had the same shape and size as the watermelon seeds.
Dammit.
Here are the pictures of my squash plants.
So now, I am going to go to Home Depot and purchase some watermelon seeds. It may be a bit late to plant them but by George I am going to plant those babies!
I am wondering how many other people in Cooke county are growing squash instead of watermelon...
Sunday, May 30, 2010
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I was guessing that you had planted squash and melons too close and they cross pollinated...That results in a very icky squatermelon.
ReplyDeleteOMG!!! That is hysterical! But, I was sold squash seeds instead of watermelon seeds. At least I will have plenty of squash to pass around. I planted the watermelons yesterday and should be picking them by the end of August. Ah well, it turned out to be a good story to tell...
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