Poll: Seeded vs Seedless Watermelon

[Elefantman]

I'm in luck that I have a small local produce market that sells seeded watermelons. When I was checking out, the kid at the register was remarking about how good they taste. He has always eaten the seedless variety, which I assume was the only thing available for most his life here in yankee land.

So what is your choice? The seeded watermelon the way nature intended or the abomination seedless type?

 

[cbi1972]

Don't know that I have had a seedless watermelon. I bet I wouldn't care, though.

 

[AUDub]

I'm glad the results of this poll are public so I know who to shun.

 

[2003TIDE]

False.


Yellow watermelons

 

[Bazza]

To be honest - I've had both types that were good....and both types that weren't so good.

Biggest difference is you don't have to spit out as many seeds with the seedless.

 

[Mystical]

Put me in the crowd of not wanting to worry about the seeds if taste is the same.

 

[Ledsteplin]

I've had both that were good. But on the average, I have more seeded ones good than seedless. But many of the seeded are locally grown.

 

[tidefanbeezer]

80% of the fun with watermelon is spitting the seeds at your sibling or children.

 

[Bamaro]

No real preference, both are good.

 

[Elefantman]

False.


Yellow watermelons

I forgot about yellow watermelons. I haven't had one since I was a kid.

 

[2003TIDE]

My granddad always grew yellow watermelons and sold them. We always ate what he grew. My mom said the first time I had a red watermelon I said “yum raisins” and tried to eat the seeds.

They are hard to find, but to this day I still prefer yellow.

 

[danb]

Like others have said, I’ve eaten both seeded and seedless watermelons that were good.

I always try to buy local grown produce or grow it myself whenever I can, especially when it comes to tomato’s. I always tell folks who say they don’t like tomato’s not to totally dismiss them until they’ve tried a home, or locally grown one.


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[Elefantman]

Wife and I have tried to grow them here but just not enough warm days to grow them. Or we are doing something wrong.

 

[UAH]

Wife and I have tried to grow them here but just not enough warm days to grow them. Or we are doing something wrong.

A couple of key things to do would be to grow your plants in seed trays indoors to have ready for planting when it is past your frost date. The second would be to use black plastic cloth or weed fabric to cover your garden area to have the soil temperature higher when your plants are ready to go in the ground. If you can grow squash, okra, egg plant or similar plants you can grow watermelon.

I have been seeing watermelon plants at garden centers. If/when they become available there it would be a good bet to try a couple. This would add about 8 weeks to your growing season.
Over the last couple of years in a much warmer climate than yours I have had a large crop of early watermelons. I hope to space them out this year but have more plants ready to set out now than I can possibly use.
Watermelons are highly nutritious and delicious. Well worth the effort to have in your own garden.

 

[Zorak]

Prefer seeded. But we buy seedless since my son won't eat them if they're seeded. He hasn't realized the fun of spitting the seeds at his sister...yet.