any of y'all have some mirliton seeds?

jewbacca · **Posted:** Tue May 10, 2011 12:17 pm

if any of y'all have mirliton seeds, lemme know. i'd love a couple so i can try propagating them.

jewbacca · **Posted:** Tue May 10, 2011 12:36 pm

it says "not suitable for zone 6" but if it is a cucurbit, what is the big deal? any of you looziana peeps know what's up?

mel c · **Posted:** Tue May 10, 2011 12:40 pm

I'm not convinced you're speaking English.

jewbacca · **Posted:** Tue May 10, 2011 12:46 pm

i'm totally speaking some english. i believe i need a sprout:
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/arch ... ayote.html

kittee · **Posted:** Tue May 10, 2011 1:14 pm

jewbacca wrote:

if any of y'all have mirliton seeds, lemme know. i'd love a couple so i can try propagating them.

mirliton seeds aren't really seeds, they're pits! generally you grow em by sticking the fruit in the ground! go to a store and buy yourself a couple of chayote, m'dear. and they def need warm weather, i don't think a 6 is gonna cut it.

xo
kittee

jewbacca · **Posted:** Tue May 10, 2011 1:20 pm

thanks, kittee. phooey. perhaps i can get a pit and make it happen in the retail greenhouse.

kittee · **Posted:** Thu May 12, 2011 12:13 pm

jewbacca wrote:

thanks, kittee. phooey. perhaps i can get a pit and make it happen in the retail greenhouse.

they mega vine. like mad. so greenhouse prolly bad idea, unless you can train them up something super tall.
xo
kittee

jewbacca · **Posted:** Thu May 12, 2011 12:53 pm

i saw that on the bayou gardener's web site. poop. well, if i live in zone 9 one day, i'm so growing these.

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