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Jul 19, 2017 9:22 AM CST
Missouri
I just joined so that I could specifically ask this question, and because I love to garden, of course!

So, this is my first year with a full garden and I didn't account for as much room as I now need. My cucumber plants and my squash plants have more or less intermingled themselves over the course of 2 months. As you all may know, the cucumber vine is just overtaking everything, but it's manageable.

The problem is that my cucumbers look like squash, they are tapered at one end and a pale yellow/green color. They smell like cucumbers and they taste like cucumbers (maybe a little more mild than usual) but I swear, they look like squash!

The internet says the two plants can't cross pollinate, but I feel I may be a good candidate to debunk that. Take a look at the photos below, both are from the same cucumber vine. I know it may be hard to believe, but I'm so new at this that I couldn't make it up! Help!! What's happening???
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