How to Grow Seedless Fruit
You may wonder how it's possible to have seedless watermelons, grapes and bananas. Cuttings of offsets of the plant that grows the seedless fruit are typically used for growing more of the same kind. This method is also know as cloning, as the results create an identical plant . For watermelon, the fruit is still grown from a seed, as the seedless plant must propagate with the seeded watermelon. Does this Spark an idea?
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How to Grow Seedless Fruit from Cuttings
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Select a shoot that is growing from a plant that has no seed or has developed without any fertilization or parthenocarpy. Cut the shoot and plant it about 1 to 2 inches deep in soil of a large pot.
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Find another seedless stock and use the grafting method to propagate the two cultivars together in the same pot. One way to use the grafting method is to carefully cut directly through the middle of the stock. Make sure that the stock's vascular cambium tissues, which are the thin layers of cells in the root, are placed close together for the propagating to be successful.
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Water regularly and keep your plant in a warm area with plenty of sun. Continuing growing your fruit as you normally would for fruit containing seeds.
How to Grow Seedless Watermelon
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Start by growing watermelon seeds inside at room temperature. Once the vine is up to 8 inches long, transfer it to your outside garden.
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Dig three holes next to each other. Plant the watermelon you already started growing in the first hole. Plant two seedless watermelon plants in the other two holes. You'll need to buy these. They are widely available at local garden stores.
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Monitor the growth of the plants and make sure the seedless plants begin to propagate fruit at a normal rate. Before you know it the clones of the seedless plants will have grown delicious seedless watermelons.
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