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Posted by Daisyduckworth NSWAust (My Page) on

Wed, Oct 6, 04 at 17:36

Can anybody refer me to a site which has a pic of Bush Cucumber (Cucumis melo ssp agrestis)? It's a bushtucker fruit. Or do you have one you could share? Any info on how to grow it?

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Posted by Jamus_S (My Page) on
Thu, Oct 7, 04 at 1:44

Cucumis mello var. agrestis

Here is a link that might be useful: Cucumis mello var. agrestis

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Posted by Solanum Qld Aust (My Page) on
Thu, Oct 7, 04 at 5:09

Couldn't find a link to an image. There is a good photo in Tim Low's book "Wild Food Plants of Australia".
Here is a link to an interesting webpage for Bush cucumber (aka Ulcardo Melon).
Rose-Marie

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Posted by Raymondo Sydney Aust (My Page) on
Sat, Oct 9, 04 at 7:32

Where would one get hold of seeds for this melon?

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Posted by Daisyduckworth NSWAust (My Page) on
Sat, Oct 9, 04 at 18:20

Good question! I did a Google search for 'bushtucker seed suppliers' and found this site amongst others.

Here is a link that might be useful: seed suppliers

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Posted by Daisyduckworth NSWAust (My Page) on
Sat, Oct 9, 04 at 18:45

I also found this site.

Here is a link that might be useful: seed suppliers

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Posted by Solanum Qld Aust (My Page) on
Sun, Oct 10, 04 at 4:41

From what I can gather, the link I had given *is* a seed-supplier...
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Posted by Raymondo Sydney Aust (My Page) on
Tue, Oct 12, 04 at 23:04

Yes Rose-Marie, it is. I contacted them and they did have seed but had just sown all they had left to produce more seed! What timing eh?

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Posted by The_Librarian Sydney Australi (My Page) on
Sun, Oct 17, 04 at 23:01

Staggering into the conversation late ... the Exotic Plants link above appears to have changed in the last few days and is now http://www.guruna.com/seeds/bushtucker_full.htm for the full bushtucker listing. The back of the book "Grow your own bushfoods" by Keith and Irene Smith has an extensive range of suppliers listed in the back - contact me offlist and I'll try to transcribe some if you like :)

Am in the process of attempting to accumulate resources for growing & eating bushfoods ...

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