watermelon not seedless?? has small black seeds

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ladyh La Luz, NM Oct 01, 2022

I just got a watermelon. It doesn't appear to be "seedless" as it was brought down from a farm in the mountains...There are black seeds they are just tiny. Can they be planted and grown? There are no white ones just tiny black like miniture of the normal size black seeds. I have never encountered that..

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MaypopLaurel Cleveland,GA/Atlanta, GA(Zone 7b) Oct 02, 2022

Watermelons may contain small black or white seeds and still be labeled "seedless". Just fewer seeds. Since these are hybrids the seed would not be reliably viable (may be sterile) or the resulting progeny might differ from the parent. If space is not an issue then experiment otherwise stick to known varieties.

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ladyh La Luz, NM Oct 02, 2022

Quote from MaypopLaurel :
Watermelons may contain small black or white seeds and still be labeled "seedless". Just fewer seeds. Since these are hybrids the seed would not be reliably viable (may be sterile) or the resulting progeny might differ from the parent. If space is not an issue then experiment otherwise stick to known varieties.


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ladyh La Luz, NM Oct 02, 2022

Thank you

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