One of our three watermelon seedlings. I’m so glad this cucurbitacaea has different leaves from its cousins here – I can’t confuse it with the cucumber or gourd plants now!

Yup, there’s a new plant in the garden, and it’s watermelon.

I decided to stop hoarding my seeds and to just try planting what I have while the seeds are still viable. Hence the current trio of watermelon seedlings.

The plants are less than 2 weeks old now, and I have no idea what lies in their future – snails may find them delicious… I could forget to transplant them in time… the haze could return and traumatize them… Whatever the case, only time will tell.

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