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Old 03-06-2010, 05:56 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default Cucubits and cross pollination - help

In article ,
Kitanda wrote:

Thanks but it didn't answer my question about cross pollination between
courgette and cucumber?


Have you met Frank? I think you'd like Frank. He is a courgette X
cucumber, cross pollinating kinda guy. Every time I see one of Frank's
posts, I always think that he should go pollinate himself.

But to the nut of your question, ah, there he is again, but Frank aside,
cucurbits only cross pollinate between the same species, not genera.
Courgettes are Cucurbita pepo, and cucumbers are Cucumis sativus.
Different species, different genera. You have less chance of a
pollination between the two, than ol' "ferret face" looking intelligent.
Yes, I am a naught boy, and I deserve a good spanking. I wonder if
"sweety" is still up?
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