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sidgey
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Mystery Plant!

I composted something that has sprouted up all over the pile!

Any clues on what it could be?

[img]https://img855.imageshack.us/img855/4039/mystery1n.jpg[/img]

[img]https://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3656/mystery2.jpg[/img][/img]
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Cucurbita


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Definitely something in the cucurbit family. I was thinking squash.

The two things that I always have volunteer from my compost are squash and tomatoes.
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Thanks! I really hope so! I've had a rash of cucumber sproutings in my compost this year and it would be so nice to have variety. Tomatoes won't grow in my compost at all.

I do have a melon sprout though, I hope it survives!
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I was gonna say a cucumber. Still a cucurbit...
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