Taste of the melons grown from saved seeds

chancethegardener · August 25, 2012

I grew some heirloom melons this past season, throughout the rainiest season of Florida. Most probably because of this, melons couldn't build up enough sugar and ended up not being sweet. My question is: If I plant the seeds I saved from these non-sweet melons next season, does it effect the taste of the next season's melons? I am asking this because it is always encouraged to save seeds from the healthiest plant with the best yield and biggest fruits so I am curious if this is true with the taste, too.

August 25, 2012	#1
chancethegardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: WV Posts: 604	Taste of the melons grown from saved seeds I grew some heirloom melons this past season, throughout the rainiest season of Florida. Most probably because of this, melons couldn't build up enough sugar and ended up not being sweet. My question is: If I plant the seeds I saved from these non-sweet melons next season, does it effect the taste of the next season's melons? I am asking this because it is always encouraged to save seeds from the healthiest plant with the best yield and biggest fruits so I am curious if this is true with the taste, too.