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Gays Mills, Wisconsin

I had a seed open up as a tricot, so I'm already 50% ahead of my goal! Woohoo!

4/10/2011 10:48:59 AM

formerly RGG

So instead of 300 pounds you're going for 450 pounds now,right? You don't see many tricots on melons. I had a friend tell me he had a 100 Masterson germinate as a tricot a few days ago. I hope it is a good omen for you. :0)

4/10/2011 11:15:51 AM

Waynesboro, Virginia

I had a pumpkin seed open as a tri cot this winter.It turned out to be a split vine right from the seed...not exactly a tri cot.It was very strange to see that I thought.After about 2 weeks it developed a small 4th leaf and you could clearly see the 2 vines.One side grew OK the other side was very very slow growing.I'v never seen a seed be a split vine from the get go before.I hope you have something special there and not what I had.It just might be that 300 pounder or 400 pounder...

4/10/2011 12:04:30 PM

Muddy Waters

What is a tricot??

4/10/2011 2:29:35 PM

Gays Mills, Wisconsin

a dicot plus one................

sprouts usually have two (within the seed) leaves to get the plant going until it grows its first true leaf

so a tricot is an oddity!

4/10/2011 2:43:33 PM

Muddy Waters

thanks

4/10/2011 3:51:27 PM

Western NY

Search ' triple cots' on here.

All of them went flat vine right in the pot on me.

4/10/2011 7:31:02 PM

Gays Mills, Wisconsin

Andy, were they watermelon plants?

4/10/2011 10:47:03 PM

formerly RGG

I searched "triple Cots" and they were "kins".

4/11/2011 8:03:31 AM

Muddy Waters

I think after I plant 10 melons I Tri-cot with a blanket & a pillow!!lol

4/11/2011 8:11:53 AM

Western NY

mine were pumpkins. i believe the same concept will apply with watermelons.

4/11/2011 9:47:02 PM

formerly RGG

I did have a double melon vine two years ago. I let it grow and it straightened itself out after 6' or so. This vine went on to grow my 181.

4/11/2011 11:44:03 PM

Cameron

We have a tricot this year also. We'll try to grow it this year to see how well it can do.

Jane & Phil

4/18/2011 10:04:51 AM

Owensboro, Ky.

As we continue to cross breed these incredible growers, are we going to see more and more abnormalities? Peace, Wayne

4/19/2011 1:35:49 AM

sevierville, Tn

Probally, but i would think tricots would be good.

4/19/2011 2:50:22 PM