Watermelon growing strange leaves

[RochaL]

Greetings everyone!
So i'm trying to grow watermelons for tbe first time and one of the vines are growing very different leaves aside from the normal ones, should i cut them down?

 

[Chuck]

The plant looks like a squash plant and not recommended to be grown near melons.

 

[Ruderunner]

Not only mixed seeds, which happens, but too close together.

 

[RochaL]

Not only mixed seeds, which happens, but too close together.

Thanks for the answer, but this is a single plant, all sets of leaves are growing from the same stem

 

[RochaL]

The plant looks like a squash plant and not recommended to be grown near melons.

They indeed look like squash leaves, but they are growing from the watermelon stem, as you may see from the second image attached

 

[Tetters]

There is a possibility that your plants are the result of genetic editing. There are some very strange things happening in the food trade. We live in strange times. Nature did ok on its own.

 

[Ruderunner]

Thanks for the answer, but this is a single plant, all sets of leaves are growing from the same stem

Now that IS bizarre.

Tetters is probably onto something.

 

[Chuck]

Thanks for the answer, but this is a single plant, all sets of leaves are growing from the same stem

Show us a picture where this is CLEARLY seen.

 

[Tetters]

I had a look for dimorphism, and found this link for you @RochaL

What is this plant with two types of leaves?

Found this in my yard. One type of leaf is needle-like and about 2 1/2" long with vertical veining. The other is like a mimosa or honeylocust with compound bi-pinate leaves. They're growing from th...

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[RochaL]

There is a possibility that your plants are the result of genetic editing. There are some very strange things happening in the food trade. We live in strange times. Nature did ok on its own.

I got a similar answer, this cultivar could be a hybrid that for some reason is showing traits of another plant used to crossbreed it

 

[RochaL]

I had a look for dimorphism, and found this link for you @RochaL

What is this plant with two types of leaves?

Found this in my yard. One type of leaf is needle-like and about 2 1/2" long with vertical veining. The other is like a mimosa or honeylocust with compound bi-pinate leaves. They're growing from th...

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Wow Thank you very much!, that is interesting and this might be what is happening to my vine, anyway i'll leave it be and see what it may produce.

 

[RochaL]

Show us a picture where this is CLEARLY seen.

I apologize, i thought the second image was clear enough, here are some more