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Old 28-08-2018, 12:43 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Chokos chayote

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Nick Maclaren wrote:
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FMurtz wrote:

I do not know if the UK knows they these exist but here goes, For three
years I have tried to grow chokos (chayote in America), In Australia
they usually grow rampant,down any fence across the dunny and take over,
but not for me.
I buy a few chokos from the supermarket that have started to sprout I
dig a hole fill with bag of potting mix and a bit of fertilizer, have
also tried in just dug up dirt, they all grow vines but no chokos, if I
knew anyone with chocos I might pinch a couple in case mine were
rendered sterile before sale, but I do not think they would bother,


The chances of getting a plant from an apparently-sprouting fruit do
not seem great. Few cucurbits propagate themselves that way. You
need a tuber or seed.

I can strongly recommend Trombinchino d'Albenga for the UK - it is a
FAR better alternative to courgette if you have the room, and remains
good up to at least 1 Kg in weight. It's actually a relative of
butternut.


Not remotely like chokos, try and find one,peel it and cut out round
seed cut into quarters,boil,And eat with a sliver of butter on the fork.


Looks intriguing. Are you growing it out of doors, Nick, how much
shelter/heat/time does it need to make a fruit that size?

Janet.