How to distinguish the seedlings of melons from cucumbers, zucchini: distinguishing features

To properly determine the difference between the seedlings of Dean, Rucham and Cucumbers - study the material below. Differences after that will be quite noticeable.

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Planting material for zucchini, melons, cucumbers can be confused. Moreover, if you did not have previously a land plot and you are not an experienced gardener.

The slightly open small leaves of these crops is almost impossible to distinguish. Especially when the shoots only appeared the other day. It is necessary to figure out how the seedlings of cucumbers, melons, zucchini and how they differ from each other should look like.

What is the difference between melon seedlings and zucchini seedlings?

Initially, pay attention to how melon seeds look. They have some differences from zucchini seeds. They have a narrowed elongated shape, the color is yellowish.

Next, follow the seedlings:

An important difference in seedlings is what form they have cotyledon leaves. They are able to accurately repeat the form of seeds of future culture. Therefore, the melon has large leaves, have a rounded shape. The zucchini has slightly elongated leaves.
Sprouted seedlings you distinguish in the shape of leaves, their color. You distinguish the zucchini leaves in dissected, yellow, silver spots. Some varieties of Tsukini have an unusual characteristic color of the leaves. There are no spots on the melon leaves.
If you notice them, then such a culture is considered a patient. The leaves of the melon are round, quite dense. Also, melon leaves are painted in a more saturated, green color, they are smooth, shiny.
If you wrap one melon leaf, and then put your fingers, they will smell almost like the fruits themselves.
Bloom Both crops are almost the same. First, yellow flowers that have the shape of a funnel occur. But melon flowers are located along the main stem. The zucchini grow a bush, the flowers begin to arise in the center of the bush. The fruits themselves are also subsequently located.
The seedlings of zucchini forms large, powerful bushes that do not have an additional root. Liana melons, on the contrary, clings to the ground and for other crops, since there are antennae on it. Therefore, during development, melon constantly occupies a large plot of land.

What is the difference between the seedlings of zucchini from the seedlings of cucumbers?

The zucchini came from Mexico in our regions. This culture, like a cucumber, is included in the pumpkin family. Many gardeners grow this culture, since it is unpretentious, easily tolerates cool weather. In addition, the plant does not often get sick, and, as a rule, gives many fruits.

In external indicators of seedlings, the zucchini differs from the seedlings of the cucumber as follows:

The cotyledonous leaves of zucchini have rounded shape. They have sharp tips. Leaflets of cucumbers have elongated, oblong shape, their tips are rounded. The leaves in shape are very similar to the oval.
The cucumber leaf is very similar to the seed of culture. It is oblong in shape.
Speaking about size of seedlings Kabachkov, then it is much larger, has thickened stems. The leaves are also thicker than cucumbers.
The leaves are also very different in their own surface. There are folds on it, but the seedlings of cucumbers have no such folds. If you touch the leaves, then they are soft enough. There is also a weak shine on them, which you will not see on the foliage of zucchini.

By smell, you can also distinguish seedlings. Just tear one leaf from each culture, rub in your palms. In zucchini, the leaves have a specific smell that cannot be compared with anything. The seedlings of cucumbers do not issue any smell at all.

We also note that the seedlings of cucumbers begins to develop more slowly after about 9 weeks. At the same time, the seedlings of zucchini are growing actively constantly.