A watermelon is forming, but is currently pear-shaped. The vine grew from the only seed found in a "seedless" watermelon bought at the store last year.

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[–]In-the-clouds[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Here is what the vine looked like last month. You can see it has grown.

[–]Zapped 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I am on my 3rd year of volunteers from a seedless watermelon plant bought 4 years ago.

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Hah, another "seedless" watermelon! Isn't it ironic? If this is your third year growing these, what is your opinion about the fruit from the first two years you grew these? Were they as good as the one bought at the store? Did it revert back to a seeded fruit?

My experience this year is that the "seedless" watermelon is the first to form fruit. The heirloom watermelon vines also growing in my garden, and planted at the same time, have yet to begin forming fruit.

[–]Zapped 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It definitely has more seeds than the original, but it is just as sweet and produces a lot of fruit.

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Thanks for sharing your experience. I hope that these watermelons are not GMO.

It's been 7 months since you posted to https://saidit.net/s/gardening/ - It would be good to see you post there more often.

[–]Zapped 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I have some good looking plants right now, so I should post some pictures. Except the tomato plant. It has some blight that I can't get rid of. I think it's in the soil.