How Is a Seedless Watermelon Grown?

Seedless watermelons are a widely popular summer fruit for the same refreshing quality of chilled watermelon, minus the innumerable black seeds. Seedless watermelons have their origin in Japan, where genetic engineers produced the first seedless watermelon about 50 years ago. The fruit is obtained by treating the seeds of traditional seeded watermelon with a chemical called colchicine, which produces a triploid seed. These seed are sterile and hence the fruit has no seeds. You can obtain seedless watermelon seeds from any good nursery and grow your own fruit at home.

Seedless watermelon seeds
Small pot
Well-drained potting soil

Instructions

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  Fill a small pot with a well-draining potting soil. Watermelons are a warm-season fruit, and seeds will germinate only in warm soil temperatures over 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
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  Do not plant directly in the ground as the thick seed coats make germination difficult. Start the plant in a pot and transplant to a permanent spot.
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  Soak the potting soil well a day before planting. Press seeds into the soil at a shallow depth of no more than 4 inches. Place the pot in an area of full sunand water enough to keep the soil moist, not saturated.
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  Transplant into the ground once plants have produced three true leaves. This usually takes three to four weeks. Avoid waiting too long as transplanting older, larger plants leads to slow growth and poor fruit production, cites the Texas Agricultural Extension.

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