A question regarding melon seeds?
Question:I bought a melon one day and ate it. I saved about twenty seeds in case I could plant them. I washed them and left them rather wet in plastic wrap for about 4 days. Then about one fourth of the seeds started to grow a green tail. What do I do from here? Can I directly plant them or do I keep adding water on the seeds so the tail will grow longer?
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As long as you are in an area where your soil is at least 60 degrees, go ahead and plant them! You do have to have a little bit of area to do this as all melons branch out into large vines. As I'm not sure if these are watermelons, or cantaloupes, and it really doesn't matter as they both grow the same, my concern would be that you will run out of summer before they ripen.
As for the rest of your seeds, if they haven't sprouted, they aren't going to.EVER. Throw them away and just remember to dry them on a paper towel or dishtowel before storing them next time.
Plant two or three seeds together in a "hill" about a foot high and a foot in diameter. Hills four feet apart. The seeds should be 1/2 to 1 inch deep. Take care not to break the sprout off. One seed will grow into a plant that will produce several fruits. Keep the soil of the germinated seeds and seedlings moist until it they are a few inches tall then an inch of so of water a week is usually sufficient. Warm weather is the secret to growing melons.
Don't waste your time. They're probably hybrids, and will not reproduce true. Also, depending on where your are, it's late.
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