Now that they're fruiting, I can say I have volunteer melons in 4 different locations, all with softball-sized first fruits at this point, I also discovered a volunteer cucumber when I finally noticed a giant pickle cuke lying on the mulch just inside the fence (found it just in time to be still edible). There's a volunteer watermelon that I'm eager to see what kind of fruit will result, and one other curcurbit in the front Begonia/Salvia bed (there's already a melon there too). A volunteer decorative gourd has a couple of fruits already.
If the other decorative gourd seeds I planted on purpose will come through, I'll have plenty for fall/Haloween decorations this year -- those are not fruiting yet, of course

. In addition, I intentionally planted 3 kinds of pumpkins and 2 kinds of winter squashes and 2 kinds of gourds, 3 kinds of summer squashes, 2 kinds of melons, 3 kinds of watermelons, and 3 kinds of cucumbers....

I think next year, I'll take a break from cucurbits and only plant them in the one bed that isn't growing any... oh wait, there ARE a couple of Round Light of Tuscany zucchini plants in that bed....
