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• Gork@sopuli.xyz ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I learn so much on here.

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• Mangoholic@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Why are there no wild pumpkins, cucumbers etc. growing? I never sawanuy of these randomly grow in nature, but they have to have been there.

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  • apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    Missouri has five native species of Cucurbitaceae.

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  • Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Apparently the wild forms are native to Mexico and South America, so none growing in Europe or the US. Also, it is one of the earliest domesticated plant families - cultivated beginning more than 8,000 years ago - so the domestic varieties overwhelmingly outnumber the wild ones. From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucurbita

    C. argyrosperma is not as widespread as the other species. The wild form C. a. subsp. sororia is found from Mexico to Nicaragua.

    The origin of C. ficifolia is Latin America, most likely southern Mexico, Central America, or the Andes. It grows at elevations ranging from 1,000 to 3,000 meters (3,300 to 9,800 ft) in areas with heavy rainfall.

    C. maxima originated in South America over 4,000 years ago, probably in Argentina and Uruguay.

    C. moschata is native to Latin America, but the precise location of origin is uncertain. It has been present in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Peru for 4,000–6,000 years and has spread to Bolivia, Ecuador, Panama, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela.

    C. pepo is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, domesticated species with the oldest known locations being Oaxaca, Mexico, 8,000–10,000 years ago.
    The domesticated forms of C. pepo have larger fruits than non-domesticated forms and seeds that are larger but fewer in number.

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  • BastingChemina@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    There is several wild cucurbitacae in the Caribbean, for example you can find this one:

    Cucumis anguria Linnaeus

    It’s called “Ti konkonm” which mean small cucumber in creole

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  • UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    We tend to evolve wild plants in a way they can’t compete in the wild. That being said I’m not sure how we did that for those in particular.

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  • 8oow3291d@feddit.dk ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    This is what a wild cucumber looks like, before domestication changed it (originates from India): Image

    Same with the other (in a botanical sense) fruits, probably.

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• abaddon@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Taking Vegetation of North America instead of Physics 2, as a science elective, was one of my worst college choices. Forestry students had multiple classes that overlapped while the handful of us CS majors simple had to wonder if the TA was messing with us when they picked up a twig in class and asked “what tree is this from”.

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• NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I am having this problem right now. My kids made it rain cucumber, pumpkin, and honey nut squash seeds in the garden. I can’t tell what should have a trellis and what needs to be on the ground

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  • CatAssTrophy@safest.space ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Just trellis all of it and if you notice any growing into a pumpkin shape, add a sling support tied to the trellis to hold the weight of the fruit.

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    • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      honey nut squash vine

      What’s next, a cherry pear corn scrub?

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    • NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      That’s very helpful, thank you! I’m going to try for option 1 if I can help it, though unfortunately these cucumbers had a pretty prickly stem last year. At worst, it’s all getting trellised. What would you use for a sling support if they are too far along to un-trellis?

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  • Uli@sopuli.xyz ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Trellis the lot of it. What could go wrong?

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• CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Not unlike mammals, really.

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  • zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    They do have nice leaves.

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    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      And feathers

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• tae_glas@slrpnk.net ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  i can’t tell the early dicot leaves of p much any plant apart 🫣

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  • apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    Or monocot leaves tbh

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• spinne@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’m having flashbacks to parasitology lab. Every damn thing looks the same!

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• apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  You must cotyledon your mind.

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• Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  eudicots basically.

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• Doug@piefed.social ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Leaves of two, whoop dee doo!

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Leaves of seven, learn how to rhyme

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• notsure@fedia.io ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  ...those squash all look the same, i hope they don't ruin the neighborhood.../s

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• Whelks_chance@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Mines normally dandelions

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• eddanja@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Cannabis?

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• Lussy@hexbear.net ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Is it racist to say they all look the same?

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• sooper_dooper_roofer@hexbear.net ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  i’m not pronouncing that cracka crap

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• The_v@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  That is a picture of cucumis melo.

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