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Hello Joe,

I think you might find this variety useful: https://www.rareseeds.com/melon-madhu-ras-rajasthan-honey

It is small and remains firmly attached to the vine when ripe.


I hope this was helpful.

Hello Big Onion,

Have you tried planting potatoes with your beans?
According to Companion Planting by Brian Lowell: "Potatoes are a great companion to beans because they will repel the Mexican bean beetle."

I hope this was helpful.

Great essay.  I know people have grafted tomatoes onto potato roots, but what if someone were to graft a potato onto a tomato root using the mentor graft?  Could you then get a potato plant which produces fruit that's more similar to tomato fruit?  Maybe you could selectively breed for potato/tomato hybrid fruit with less (or no) poison.

Thank you for your help, but it is uncertain whether the squash you linked is C. lundelliana.  It is probably a moschata/argyrosperma hybrid.  This conclusion was made in a previous post: Looking for an opinion is this C. lundelliana?

I am an amateur plant breeder, and I have been wanting to start a C. lundelliana breeding project.  Where I live, squash gets eaten up by pests (usually caterpillars).  I was hoping I could develop a pest resistant squash that tastes good and can handle hot, humid weather.

The problem is; however, that I can't find anyone selling C. lundelliana seeds anywhere.  Is somebody able to help me source these seeds.  Your help is much appreciated.  Thank you for your assistance.

Also; If anyone wants to help me breed C. lundelliana, please let me know.  It would be best if you live near Florida, but any other hot climate might work also.