Can it be DONE? Is there a point? Can they grow delicious little tails~? I started thinking about this the other day(Sadly right when the stores here stopped selling watermelon), I must know!
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10-01-2006 03:01 AM #1
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Sprouting watermelon seeds?
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07-02-2007 10:21 AM #2
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i know this is an old post but my friend brought me a watermelon from georgia and it is sooo good. can i save the seeds and plant them next year? do i need to dry them out a certain way?
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07-03-2007 05:07 PM #3
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billy yes you can just save those seeds and plant them. Just rinse them off and dry them on a plate or paper towels or piece of waxed paper, whatever you prefer. If you want to test them for germination to make sure they're viable seeds, about a week and a half before you want to plant them put some between wet paper towels and keep them moist. If they grow a tail they are viable seeds and will grow you a plant.
If it's a hybrid, the watermelon you get may be close but not exactly the same as the one you planted it from. Also watermelons cross readily with others in the same family for about a 1/4 mile, so it could have crossed with something else too that was planted nearby when it was growing, and the seeds could reflect that cross. If you want to be sure you get exactly the same type of watermelon as your friend gave you, you'll have to ask what type it is and get those seeds from a seed supplier. But you'll at least get a watermelon from those seeds, and probably one at least similar.
I learned a tip from my friend who has an amazing garden - when growing watermelon, choose one that has a short # of days to maturity. They vary from about 70 days to well over 100 days, most people have the best luck with the quicker ones. They need lots of nutrients in the soil.
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07-06-2007 01:12 PM #4
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*does the happy dance*
thanks! i'm gonna save them and give them a try next spring
Last edited by billyne; 07-06-2007 at 01:56 PM.
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God.
Used by Nelson Mandela in his 1994 inaugural speech
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05-21-2011 09:15 AM #5
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Can i put them in a germinator and grow them into little sprouts like red clover?
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I've been wondering about watermelon seeds and almost started a thread yesterday!
I too wondered if you could eat the sprouted greens.Georgina
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05-22-2011 08:47 AM #7
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I'm trying it today. nothing so far lol
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