36 minutes ago, Katie Meadow said:If you grow seedless melons where do you get the seeds to plant the next generation?
From the same sort of place you bought the seeds or transplants for the first generation. Seeds for growing seedless watermelon plants are triploid (meaning they have an extra set of chromosomes) and if you grow seedless watermelons, you also need to have to grow some normal diploid watermelons to produce the pollen necessary to fertilize the seedless watermelon flowers so they will set fruit.
Thanks for asking that. I knew that seedless watermelons were hybrids and that hybrids generally don't breed true, requiring purchase of new seeds each season but I didn't know that the seedless watermelon plants were incapable of setting fruit on their own. The hybrid watermelon seeds are also apparently more difficult to germinate but their popularity must make them worth all the effort!
Edited to add: I see your question was already answered while I was down the seedless watermelon hole!
