Growing Honeydew Melon from Seeds, Days 1-5

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I bought a honeydew melon (binomial name: Cucumis melo) to eat and took out 50 of the 200+ seeds that were in the center for a germination trial. It was a regular honeydew melon from a supermarket which was never frozen at any point. These videos contain my scientific observations and commentary on the progress of growth from beginning to end. I didn't do things properly because in the beginning I was concerned more with experimentation and I was new to plant growing, so don't despair, at around day 40 things really start to turn around! There's a lot of death and drama along the way, but please understand that this is a learning process for me and I eventually get things right and learn a lot of lessons. By watching this series in its entirety, you will learn to avoid many of the mistakes I made with melon/vine growing and hopefully prosper with your own crops. My future plant growing series will not be as interesting because I won't be making these same mistakes, although I will recap the important pointers and explain why I'm doing things the way I do. Some viewers are turned off by the prospect of not having a "user manual to growing honeydew" where everything is perfectly optimized, so if you are looking to follow instructions to the letter, this series is not for you. Go here to see my entire honeydew playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWiEPkBTXi6sIGKu0XCLNuBz0dNqadnlk

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If you pop the shells open as you would when eating pumpkin or Sunflower seeds and remove the seed from the shell they will germinate/sprout in about 24 hours!

GOOD SWEET STRAWBERRIES

I just put my honeydew n cantaloupe seeds in the ground n they have sprouted, I did wash n dry the seeds, I have blossoms on my honeydews, already, bout 1 mth ago I planted them. just wondering since it is august will I get melons this season? cold weather wont come till nov or dec. if u can answer me it would be appreciated. this is first time trying to grow the melons

ate a Galia melon about 3 weeks ago, kept the seeds, planted half of them straight into potting compost and they have ALL popped up and about 3inches tall and look really healthy. They are in a glasshouse, I was told I should have washed and dried them 1st but didn't know at the time, next step repotting and then see what happens next !!!!

will it be faster if you take the skin off?

you can just put that in loss dirt and it will grow but I like your way

Hey man,. I've just taken my seeds out of the the cupboard after 2-3 days in a wet paper towel and they've almost all germinated and some have even shed their skins,. wasnt expecting it. Will stick them in some compost tonight and keep them out of the col until spring :)

I don't know if you've tried this but sterilizing your soil would be much easier in a microwave.

I'll give it a try, thank you.

herd the seeds from the melon are sterile like a mule I planted over 50 this year did you buy your seeds or produce them from the melon? any help would be great...been 2 vweeks and still nothing..got one. broke down and bought plant from HD. still waiting on seeds.

I started my seeds in a similar fashion. Mine germinated in two days, I put them on a paper towel and in a clear plastic ziplock bag. I also placed them over a vent in my home where they could be kept at a temperature of 70 degrees. I was ready to plant my seedlings by Thursday after beginning the whole process on a Monday. Do you think the seeds from fruit take longer to germinate? Mine were store bought.

Ah, that sounds like it would go much easier, plus I could get to see the seeds grow day by day. Thanks for the tip!

A faster way is to take the seed out of the shell

Yeah, tissues turned out to be terrible. In hindsight I should have just done water in sunlight, then buried them root down in soil.

Its better if you use cotton instead of tissue paper

Well met, Kristina. Perhaps you could post a video of your tigger melon growing sometime?

This is my first year growing a melon like the tigger melon to be more exact. My name is Kristina Koenings just so you know.

You can find me on Facebook.

Your welcome. I had 2 apple sprouts in one seed that looked like ordinary, but wasn't. The roots were separate all the way to the end. And I have only been growing plants for five years.

Thanks for the great tip! So just having around 100% humidity works huh? I guess having the seeds in the dark sends signals to the seeds that they are "underground" and conditions are right to germinate. I'll definitely try that on my future growing experiments. Thanks for subscribing too!