Seeds from F1 fruits

[charles]

Just to straighten things out here Julie, F1 seeds usually germinate well but that does not mean you get the right plant… probably you will have a good old mixture of unusual plants with no fruit like the parent. I tried it once with Sungold tomato, it was a waste of time and precious space. Or, perhaps, your melon was not a hybrid. No way of knowing until it fruits. The cost of seed is small compared with potential losses from cost of compost etc.