They're pretty reliable and tasty...the seeds are expensive, and you have to grow another variety to pollinate it, though most packs include an appropriate one. I start a lot of stuff from seed, but i prefer buying seedless watermelon plants, they usually come in a 3-pack with a pollinator.

I'm kind of picky about variety. I am planning to try a couple more this year. Willhite Sweet Slice Plus made a very good melon for me. Once sprouted they are no harder to raise than seeded ones. You of course have to have seeded watermelons right with the seedless for polination.

Two possibilities, 1) An mismarked watermelon 2) A Tetraploid watermelon that, when crossed with a regular watermelon will give you a seedless watermelon. They don't usually pollinate them very easily with out some assistance. But I have gotten a few before ( that I grew). 3) Finally, sometimes a seedless watermelon will throw seeds. Jay

"My understanding is if you grow a large field of seedless watermelons you will end up with three types of melons. The normal fruit of the diploid pollinator, the seedless fruit, and a small number of fruit that is different than the other two. This melon contains the seeds for next years seedless planting." Unfortunately, not true. You have to use the breeding lines to create new seeds each year. That is the same with regular hybrids, except that extra steps must be taken to set up the breeding lines.