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Old March 24, 2008   #6
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Hello Annecros,

every plant from the same species group can cross each other. You can tell from their latin name, for instance :
Red Kuri ( Cucurbita Maxima), it's species is Maxima, this means it can cross readily with other C.Maxima squash such as: Gold Nugget, Kabocha, Pottimaron, Chestnut,etc.
Same rule apply to the melon too .
You can grow single melon together with squash without crossing but make sure you only have one type of squash of each species (a C. pepo, a C. maxima, a C. Moschata, a C.Mixta, and a C. Ficifolia).

If you plan to grow more than 1 species of same squash, it is ok for eating but for seeds saving, you need to hand pollinate them for pure seeds purpose.
Hope this help .
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