How do you plant a seedless watermelon if they don’t have any seeds? It’s quite technical, but we’ll try to explain it as simply as we can. We’ll also tell you how you can grow seedless watermelons in your backyard garden. We’ll share our watermelon growing tips and tricks for seedless watermelons, what we did wrong last year, and how we plan on improving our techniques this year.
We’ll also be planting some lettuce transplants that have been in the greenhouse about two weeks too long. We have several of our favorite varieties in addition to a couple new lettuce varieties that we haven’t tried. Join us as we plant leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce, butterhead lettuce, and even some Turkish lettuce!
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44 Comments
Tryed seedless last year ended up with only pollinators try try again thanks for the advice will wait till see how yours germinate growing 7b Arkansas so don't need to start mine yet would like to buy some of your figs when you get plant permits thanks again
I'll live vicariously through you with the watermelons. I grew some sugar baby watermelons last year on a trellis. The one that I actually tried was spot on. Got those seeds from CaliKim. Once the indoctrination is gone and schools actually begin, you'd probably be the best educational teacher for reproduction (of course for plants). Lol. Thank you so much for sharing your okree seeds. Mine arrived yesterday with the shirt. Love the pocket! Just got my perlite yesterday also, Yikes! Not sure how I'm going to store 4 cubic feet of it. Take care my friends!
You feeling OK? Your voice sounds a bit scratchy like you're getting over something. (or getting something) I have used a nail clipper to nick the seeds. Might be a little easier than using a knife. I didn't have much luck with the seedless watermelon last year. Whenever I see the big G on your cup I think Greenbay Packers 🙂
Very interesting to learn about!
Will the plastic wrap also hold water in at the bottom and cause rot?
Hey Travis! Great explanation on how they get seeds for a seedless watermelon. I always wondered how that was done. Everything in the garden is looking good and hopefully the lettuce has time to grow and mature before the heat gets to them. If you ever want to try a more heat tolerant variety, go with Jericho lettuce. It was developed in Israel and I have grown it for several years. It is a leaf type with great flavor. Looking forward to Friday’s video.
Travis! You did such a great job explaining the process for creating seedless watermelons! I love understanding how things work, and I appreciate the time you put into explaining it. Admittedly, I had to “rewind” a couple of times to get it to stick in my head, but I love it! Great job!
So, when a tetraploid mommy (who's been hitting the colchicine) and a diploid daddy love each other very much, the stork brings them some little seedless watermelon babies.
I was just wondering how to grow seedless watermelon, i think I'm going to stick with regular ones for now. Never seen seedless seeds in Australia
I didn’t see the link you mentioned sharing about the watermelons. Did I overlook it?
Excellent presentation, Travis. You’d be an exceptional teacher. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I enjoyed as always!
Travis, you share so much great info. A silly question is, how far apart can you plant the 2 types of watermelon seeds, for good pollination ? Have a great watermelon year…. 🍉🍉
Travis, I have been growing seeds for over 50 years, and I still do not think of myself as a master. I will try to grow any seed I get a hold of. I am still just a novice.
Oh and I had to come back and edit but alfalfa pellets mixed into the soil before planting Cheerokee Wax beans, I have never gotten production as I have this year. I also have never prepared the soil with alfalfa pellets until this year, I promise I will never again plant beans without alfalfa pellets in the soil first.
Good to know the info about seedless watermelons I ordered some seeds and plan on trying it this year we'll see how it goes.
As far as lettuce goes I was very disappointed last year I planted eight different varieties of lettuce and I put a lot of it in the ground I was mostly growing it to cut and come again all of it was bitter I thought maybe it was just the first round so I cut it when it grew back it was bitter again and this was early in the spring not sure what happened but I couldn't eat any of it
Man, talk about perfect timing. I bought the Orange Crisp from Johnny's Seed and was thrown for a loop to find that it was seedless. don't know if I'm experienced enough to pull it off but will give it my best shot. Zone 8A (?) just east of Dallas. Have plenty of Black Diamond seeds from last year, will they be OK for pollinators? Thanks…
I didnt find the link to the univ of nebraska on the watermelon….
Travis, would it be practical to try and grow watermelon in a container?
The former Physics Major in me(prior to deciding to go into Accounting) is over here LIVING for the in depth description of botany and specifically plant seedling genetics. Job very well done Travis.
-From one science nerd to another
I was enjoying the warmth and thinking about no more frosts too, checked the weather and it looked nice out to the 10-day, I usually plant a small sampling early, usually flowers and hold the tender vegetable seedlings back. But as with anything weather I checked again today and we have another arctic Canadian blast pushing deep into the south on the models for the 10th and 11th with it reaching the Atlantic on the 12th. Anything can change between then and now of course applies.
Great explanation on the seedless watermelon 🍉… I looked around to see if I was in Biology class again🥱 🤣!!! Mr. Key…✌
Ahh..so it's regular seeds treated to make sterile ha this is awesome!! Keep scientific guy..its you…check out rose red homestead woman is a professor n uses science to explain cooking and canning n preserving…
I started a pack each of squash and zucchini in the ground my thinking is if the weather holds out I win if it freezes then I just lost a couple dollars in seeds and I still have to plant at the time I would anyway
👍👍👍👍👍
How often should you be fertilizing seedlings after they get their first true leaves?
Totally unrelated but I just recently watched your fig tour video. Nice collection but you don’t have any Col de Dame’s. You have to have at least one variety. I would recommend Col de Dame Blanc. They are the best figs out there. You will be blown away by the taste. Please give us another tour in mid to late summer when everything is popping.
Thank you so much for the visual science lesson on watermelon seeds! Fantastically easy to understand now!👍🏻
you surprised me with this video tbh haha. You're a nerd too haha
I bought seedless this year for the first time and now I'm nervous. Going to try your tips. Miss you on the row by row show explaining stuff like this but at least you are still making great videos. Ps does your wife like the mustace?
Great explanation of how to create a seed for a seedless melon & in minimal time! You’re a natural teacher! Extremely well done! I even understand it all. Thanks!
Finally found your new channel the hoss show is not the same without you two together
I use a nail file to do large pumpkin seeds.
I tried Summer Breeze Seedless last year, and none germinate. Hoss sent me Tailgate seedless seeds and 40% germinated. Better than none. All my seeded watermelon germinated so, I did get a few seedless fruits. They were fun to grow. I like trying new things. I do have a recommendation. Try to get a pollinator that looks different than the seedless type. That way as the vines get intertwined together it's easy to tell which fruits are seedless or seeded. Great show today Travis. Thank you.
great job
A emery board used for fingernails would be good to scuff the edge of the seeds instead of using a knife.. I have done this before with good success for hard to germinate seeds
I feel like I learned a lot once again. I especially enjoyed seeing the enthusiasm of your boys. I’m sure they will carry on the torch!
Notwithstanding what is said here, colchicine is pretty dangerous and the people who handle it do generally take extensive measures to minimize their exposure. It is used to treat some human diseases, yes, but in tiny amounts. I wouldn't worry about exposure from eating seedless watermelons, though–there should be none left. The seedless watermelon you would be eating is two generations removed from the treated seeds, and even in the original treated seeds the residue would be minimal.
For those thinking about doing their own home genetic engineering of this sort (probably not a good idea for most people), there are a couple of other chemicals that are safer to handle with similar effects.
I have a packet of seedless watermelon seeds and then the pollinator is also in there. Must I use the pollinator in the package or can I plant a more desirable watermelon that has seeds that we will eat but That will also pollinate the seedless hybrids?… It’s just that space is a premium and I hate to use up a lot of space for a watermelon that I don’t want
How often do you fertilize your lettuce trav? Even the romain I can't get to form a head other than in a growing container
I planted those TenderSweets this year. Mine are going nuts and I probably needed 12’ rows. I do have mine on drip irrigation and feeding them a little bat guano.
Ok maybe I missed it but, where did the seeds for this sedless variety come from?
Ok I see. But I still want the seeded.
This was great.
Awesome video with an excellent explanation! Mucho Gracias! Thanks 👍🏻🍉🤞🏻