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Eastern Washington State

This year I did grafted Atlantic Giant to a Cucurbita foetidissima seedling.
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=124759
C. foetidissima has many common, names, buffalo gourd and stinking gourd to name a few. It's a perennial with a very large root. I can't wait to try this with a mature rootstock pushing the scion. Anyone else game to try it? I wouldn't recommend eating the fruit though. Buffalo gourd has some nasty chemicals in it that might find their way in. Here's a link on how to:http://www.hos.ufl.edu/vegetarian/06/Jan%2006/watermelon%20grafting.htm

12/12/2009 10:29:54 PM

Cortona Toscana Italy

hi brian, i want to give a try to this sistem with ag, you think is possible for you to provide some seeds to try?
is buffalo gourd hardy enough for my climate?
best wishes and ... woow thats fun! a lot of fun!
i graft cactus on big rotstok for speed up grown immagine that grafting seedling of a.g. on mature rootstok wil give to a a.g. s real kik in the as grownt!

12/13/2009 5:46:12 PM