Is this a tatume squash vine?

[hangin'witthepeeps]

I bought some Tatume squash seeds this year to try in my garden. The vine that is coming up looks like a watermelon vine. What do ya'll think. It is very "hairy" like watermelon.

Thanks, Melissa

Pot in the bottom of the picture.

 

[vfem]

I'm afraid my eyes aren't as good as they used to be and I can't seem them. " I need a close up director! " Hahaha

 

[hangin'witthepeeps]

Trying a larger image

 

[lesa]

Sure looks like a watermelon to me....

 

[NwMtGardener]

Ya, I just went out and looked at my little doll watermelons, it definitely looks like them did you plant watermelon too? I've never seen the tatume squash before tho...

 

[vfem]

From what I found several tatume squash vine photos do look similar to watermelon vines as they don't bush like summer squash or zukes!

 

[hangin'witthepeeps]

I did not plant watermelon in jiffy pots, I planted them directly in the bed this year.

I bought this seed off ebay, and I'm concerned that I did not get what I paid for. Same seller sold me Peter Pepper and I can't get them to sprout or if they sprout they don't get any bigger. I tried 3 times with the pepper seed and failed. I just bought some more from a different seller and I am having the same problems. They won't sprout. I direct seeded these in a 20" pot in the garden. I have placed 5 seeds in a plastic bag with a wet paper towel. If they sprout I'm going to stick them in some sterile potting soil and see if I can get them to grow. Some plants are just persnickety. :/