Trying our hand at seed saving

Seedless… grapes, watermelons, cucumber, etc, etc. We have had these items on countless occasions. We may ever prefer these things over their seeded version. But we should be asking ourselves… how is this possible. Sure there is the genetics behind it, and for sure those seedless varieties too had to come from a seed. But that just doesn’t seem natural.

We have had an abundance of growth in our garden this year, with cantaloupe, tomatoes, watermelons, cucumbers, pumpkins, and squash. With each of these fruits/veggies comes a plethora of seeds. I am pretty sure our watermelon are some of the seediest watermelons we have seen in a long time, but I cannot help but smile at what a blessing those little seeds are. Inside each seed is a while bother plant that will give up more melons with a bunch more seeds. Each seed is like a little miracle waiting to happen. It makes me want to choose seeded watermelon every time so I can proceed to have more melons next summer without the concern of waiting for seeds to be available at my local store, or to come in the mail. Instead, we can just stash them away for the next growing season. Sustainability is awesome.