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Valencia Spain

can somebody tell me the conditions i need fior the graft to take

i want to try grafting to casper and to queensland blue squash, i want to practice now with the seeds ived got

last year i tried but didnt take, do i need to cover them in a plastic bag or something like that

9/11/2012 2:56:05 PM

Piqua, Ohio

google watermelon grafting you'll find all you need to know

9/11/2012 5:48:45 PM

formerly RGG

Watch this video by Nathan Okorn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy5EbsK8zzM&context=C4b5d826ADvjVQa1PpcFN8jUbGgtXSl-cdkJGRJ3WdvVKqM0I7oY4=

It will tell you everything you need to know.

9/11/2012 6:41:33 PM

The North Coast

Watermelon is easy to graft if you follow all the directions. You can do it.

Grafting onto the squash would be good practice for you, but for next year you should try to graft on to lagenaria gourd. It is appears to be the best.

9/11/2012 7:10:27 PM

Muddy Waters

Where can we buy some lagenaria??I tried at the local Italian restaurant.They no have none.lol Shoot me an e-mail Nathan or send me some I will glady pay you for them.

9/13/2012 5:09:44 AM

Bethlehem CT

Johnny's selected seed's have several types in their gourd section. Does anyone know specifically what variety of Lagenaria was used in Italy this year?

9/13/2012 8:27:15 AM

El Paso TX.

HHG -- Horizon Herbs has Lagenaria siceraria 20 seeds for $3 ( http://www.horizonherbs.com/product.asp?specific=494 ) -- not sure if that is the specific species you are looking for or not though.

9/13/2012 10:45:39 AM

El Paso TX.

Actually looking a bit closer hey have several varieties listed in the catalog :

Lagenaria siceraria (Gourd, African Long) 5 sds $2.95
Lagenaria siceraria (Gourd, Bottle) 20 sds $2.95
Lagenaria siceraria (Gourd, Corsican Bowl) 20 sds $2.95 OG
Lagenaria siceraria (Gourd, Hippie Rattle) 20 sds $2.95 OG
Lagenaria siceraria (Gourd, Hopi Rattle) 20 sds $2.95

9/13/2012 11:05:04 AM

Muddy Waters

thx jd

9/14/2012 9:54:44 PM

Hamburg, NY

We have offered the Collins Long GOURD for over 20 years. It is Lagenaria Siceraria.
http://www.pandpseed.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=pandpseed&Category_Code=GourdSS

9/15/2012 9:10:34 PM

Valencia Spain

im pretty sure he used the bottle gourd

9/16/2012 3:14:10 AM

formerly RGG

This is from Wikipedia:

Lagenaria siceraria (synonym Lagenaria vulgaris Ser.), bottle gourd, opo squash or long melon is a vine grown for its fruit, which can either be harvested young and used as a vegetable, or harvested mature, dried, and used as a bottle, utensil, or pipe. For this reason, the calabash is widely known as the bottle gourd. The fresh fruit has a light green smooth skin and a white flesh. Rounder varieties are called calabash gourds. They come in a variety of shapes, they can be huge and rounded, or small and bottle shaped, or slim and more than a meter long.

9/16/2012 8:51:32 AM