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Growing => Vegetables => Topic started by: demonfarmer2630 on June 07, 2011, 11:42:03 pm

Title: wanted Cucurbita ficifolia seeds sharks fin melon
Post by: demonfarmer2630 on June 07, 2011, 11:42:03 pm

im looking for sharks fin melon or as its known Cucurbita ficifolia seeds please let me know if you can help
thank you

Title: Re: wanted Cucurbita ficifolia seeds sharks fin melon
Post by: Fleecewife on June 08, 2011, 12:22:36 am

Were you just watching the allotment film?  They grew it there - I had never heard of it before  :squash:

Title: Re: wanted Cucurbita ficifolia seeds sharks fin melon
Post by: demonfarmer2630 on June 08, 2011, 01:06:24 am

yea i had a look they are hardy against the cold so i thought id try them

Title: Re: wanted Cucurbita ficifolia seeds sharks fin melon
Post by: Fleecewife on June 22, 2011, 11:37:19 pm

Garden Organic now have them in their 'Sowing New Seeds collection' which if I have read correctly what they are saying, is that the seeds will be available through the Heritage Seed Library, but it doesn't say when  ::)

Title: Re: wanted Cucurbita ficifolia seeds sharks fin melon
Post by: darkbrowneggs on June 22, 2011, 11:52:42 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/15-SEEDS-SEMI-Lacayote-Chilacayote-Cucurbita-ficifolia-/150339669991 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/15-SEEDS-SEMI-Lacayote-Chilacayote-Cucurbita-ficifolia-/150339669991)