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Deeply weird...

A friend gave me one of her Rugosa del Friuli knobbly courgettes at the end of last season; it had gone too hard to eat but, she said, might be good for seed this spring. I popped it on top of my boiler - an excellent spot for drying herbs & seeds & starting seedlings - and kind of forgot about it. Until now, when I need the space to start my tomatoes. I cut it open to extract any seeds that looked viable, and this is what I found:


Angie - GC Feb 26 £228.07/£400: 2025 Fashion on the Ration Challenge: 40/68: (Money's just a substitute for time & talent...)

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  • Mojisola
    Mojisola Posts: 35,574 Forumite
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    The seeds have germinated - not weird, just natural.
  • I've whacked them into a pot & wrapped it in umpteen layers of bubble wrap, but I suspect it's far too cold for any of them to survive. But they were certainly keen...
    Angie - GC Feb 26 £228.07/£400: 2025 Fashion on the Ration Challenge: 40/68: (Money's just a substitute for time & talent...)
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