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Neil Cairns wrote:
Hi All,
Can I grow Melons from the seeds of shop bought Melons?

Yes. But don't expect them to fruit! That isn't because the plants
won't do so, but because melons are very tricky in the UK, need to
be grown under glass, and the varieties sold in the shops will not
be the specialist ones needed for semi-reliable cropping in the UK.
Don't bother with watermelons - they need a LOT more heat.

Now, the same does NOT apply to pumpkins and many squashes, which
are much hardier. I grow some Katsuba squashes (a hubbard type)
from supermarket seed, and they are fine. Not a brilliant crop,
and only some fruit ripen, but adequate. Butternut squashes are
trickier, though.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.