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    Found this plant amongst the weeds today - near a spot where I tried to grow achocha last year. Didn't have any fruit last year and I forgot all about it.
    If it is achocha, it has survived the winter and moved itself about 3' from where it was planted.
    What do the Achocha growers think?
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    A Fat Baby, gotcha!
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    • #3
      Thanks poly Would you expect them to survive the winter outdoors in Sunshiny South Wales

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      • #4
        Looks just like my achoca and my exploding cucumber , but mine are just finishing fruiting now.


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        • #5
          Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
          Thanks poly Would you expect them to survive the winter outdoors in Sunshiny South Wales
          You are not that far from me either way and it was a fairly mild winter, but no I be surprised to find it had overwintered. I think some are perennial, not sure if they all are? They do self seed here, more often in the poly-tunnel and out doors occasionally. They even spring up after a couple of years break from growing them so the seed must remain viable for a year or so.

          You may get some fruit yet
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          • #6
            Thanks, SS and Poly. I hope it does fruit, I've never seen a Fat Baby - or eaten one! In fact, those tiddly little fruit in the photo are the first I've seen, in 2 years of trying to grow them. Didn't bother this year and one appears from nowhere
            We did have a very mild winter in Cardiff and its growing under some apple trees - quite shady and protected. Fingers crossed it fruits

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            • #7
              Yes, that's a fat baby! Are you sure it didn't fruit last year and self seeded itself? They grow really well in my garden, mine are still fruiting.
              Last edited by Scarlet; 13-09-2014, 10:28 PM.

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              • #8
                Didn't see any Babies last year. The plants went yellow and withered away and I just left them be.

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                • #9
                  Well mine usually get hit by frosts, but they are grown in my raised beds which I clear for the next crop. I've just found a link that says they can live for one year or several. As you've got it in a sheltered spot it may have resprouted?

                  http://myfolia.com/plants/2794-achoc...anthera-pedata
                  Last edited by Scarlet; 13-09-2014, 10:45 PM.

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                  • #10
                    The odd thing is, its not where I planted it but a few feet away. All I can think is that I uprooted it when I was weeding, chucked it in a heap of weeds alongside the path, and its regrown there. It was nearly weeded out today too, until I noticed the unusual leaves amongst the docks.
                    I'll have another look tomorrow, see if I can find where it starts. I like mystery plants

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                    • #11
                      Apologies, I'm late to the party! I can add that I grew achocha in a container in the courtyard garden a few years ago and it went crackers, with tons of fat baby fruit.

                      Er - I hope that you are not holding out for a taste explosion, though - even if you do manage to get fruit from yours. They come under the okra/courgette heading in terms of culinary experience for me - i.e. on their own, boring as heck. OK fried in butter with garlic, or in chutney, etc

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
                        The odd thing is, its not where I planted it but a few feet away. All I can think is that I uprooted it when I was weeding, chucked it in a heap of weeds alongside the path, and its regrown there. It was nearly weeded out today too, until I noticed the unusual leaves amongst the docks.
                        I'll have another look tomorrow, see if I can find where it starts. I like mystery plants
                        Would have thought it's much more likely that it's self sown from the original plant's fruits. I get tomatillos all over the place every year, I do sometimes wonder why I bother sowing my own rather than just transplanting.

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