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Description
Watermelon Seedless F1 – 5 Seeds
Seed Type: Hybrid, Treated*, NON-GMO & Primed
- Large fruit size 8-10kg, obviously seedless!
- Firmer flesh and improved colour
- Tasty and has an excellent texture. The joy of kids!
- Consistent performance in all growing regions of Australia
- Commercial farming variety
- 100% NON-GMO and Primed seeds for a faster germination
- We recommend a ratio of 1:2 for seeded (diploid): seedless (triploid) watermelon for the seedless watermelons to pollinate and set fruit. We provide seeds of the diploid (seeded) variety.
What's included in the listed price
- 5 seeds of Watermelon Seedless F1 (Triploid) variety
- 10 seeds of any available regular heirloom watermelon (Diploid) variety to aid pollination. We provide different coloured rind watermelon than the seedless so you can easily distinguish the two types
How to grow Seedless Watermelon:
You need both types of seeds, as seedless watermelon does not produce enough pollen to set the fruit. The seeded watermelon, sometimes called the pollinator (diploid) cultivar, provides supplemental pollen.
Watermelons are warm-season annual vines. Start the seeds early, if you can. In temperate areas, sow the seeds in October - November, after all the danger of frost has passed; In subtropical areas, sow in September - November; in tropical areas, sow in April - July, during the dry season.
Sow direct 10 - 20mm deep, or start early in individual seedling pots. In cool areas bottom heat mat may be required. The seeds germinate best at a soil temperature of 21 - 35°C. The seed will germinate in 5 - 14 days. Soil should be fertile, well-drained, with a pH of 6 - 6.5.
Recommended plant spacing for best pollination
For the best pollination results, plan a garden layout that allows you to plant the polleniser variety (seeded, a.k.a diploid) in the outside row and every third row. If you are growing watermelon in a small garden, try alternating seedless and seeded plants in a row, but note that the two plants must be close for pollination purposes. Please see the chart above for ideas on how to plant the seedlings to get the highest yields.
What are Primed Seeds:
The priming process carefully controls the seed's temperature and moisture content, bringing the seed closer to the point of germination and then carefully dried to stop germination for planting. In layman's terms, seed priming is a seed treatment that regulates the germination process. The seed is taken through an advanced biochemical process that activates some of the initial stages of germination. The priming process advances the seed to the same stage of maturity to emerge uniformly in the field. When the primed seeds are planted, gardeners are shortening the germination time and improving the uniformity of the crop upon emergence. Apart from a faster speed of emergence, priming also helps improve vigour for fast and healthy plant development.
*Important Note
These seeds are treated with a fungicide (Thiram), DO NOT eat the seeds or feed them to animals. Keep them away from children & animals. Wear gloves and thoroughly wash skin with water & soap after touching the seeds. Treated seeds do not affect your crops or harm insects such as bees. These treated seeds are strictly for propagation or growing in the garden only. THE RESULTANT CROP IS EDIBLE.
Fungicide seed treatment may be an AQIS (Biosecurity, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Government of Australia) requirement for certain seeds varieties. Treated seeds may be dyed a distinct colour. Read the label on the seed packet before usage.
NOTE TO READ BEFORE BUYING
Seedless watermelons are not entirely seedless. They have thin, tiny, edible seed coats that never developed into seeds. Oftentimes, the white seed coats where a seed did not fully mature are assumed to seed. But this isn’t the case! They are perfectly OK to swallow while eating
Propagation notes will be supplied with a seed packet.
All orders are dispatched from our warehouse in Sydney, NSW, Australia
AUSTRALIA-WIDE SEED DELIVERY
Order dispatch time: 1-3 business days, excluding weekend & public holiday.
Transit time: Depends upon the postage service that you choose and pay. Usually, 1-2 business days for express post & 3-8 business days for standard post.
WA order dispatch: Once a week, regardless of whether Express Post is chosen. Express Post seed orders do not receive priority during the Quarantine WA inspection.
Note: We're sorry, but we cannot prioritise order packing service for customers who have paid for Express Post. We pack orders with a first-in, first-out policy.
Please see the table below or use the shipping calculators on this website.
Standard Post & Parcel (Australia Post or Courier Services) – WITH TRACKING |
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Delivery Estimates: 3-10 business days* (WA, NT Remote areas may take longer) |
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Order Contents |
Delivery Cost |
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Seed packets only / or any seeds or garden supplies upto 200g |
$4.95 FREE domestic tracking letter or courier shipping on seed packet-only (less than 0.5g) orders of $60 (after discount, if any) or above |
| Seed packets & bulk weight-based items, garden tools, tubers, canes, rhizomes & seeds 200g to 400g | $5.95 |
| Seed packets & bulk weight-based items, garden tools, tubers, canes, rhizomes & seeds 401g to 2kg | $9.95 |
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Seed packets & bulk weight-based items, garden tools, seed potatoes, tubers, canes, rhizomes & seeds over 2kg |
$15.95 (Capped) |
Express Post & Parcel Service (Australia Post or Courier Service) - WITH TRACKING |
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Delivery Estimates: 1-3 business days* (WA, NT, TAS & Remote areas may take longer) |
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Delivery Cost |
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Seed packets only |
$16 |
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Seed packets & bulk weight-based seeds up to 500g |
$19 |
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BULK Seeds: 0 – 500g |
$19 |
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BULK Seeds: 501g to 1kg |
$21 |
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BULK Seeds: 1.01kg to 3kg |
$26 |
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BULK Seeds: 3.01kg to 5kg |
$45 |
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BULK Seeds: 5.01kg to 10kg |
$80 |
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BULK Seeds: 10.01kg or 15kg |
$120 |
An additional $6 fee applies to cover quarantine inspection fees. All WA seed orders are subject to Quarantine WA inspection, which may result in delays beyond our control. For more information, please refer quarantine policy.
An additional $3 fee covers Biosecurity Tasmania paperwork—maximum 1kg per seed line item. Biosecurity Tasmania restrictions apply. |
WA order dispatch time:
WA orders are packed once a week on Wednesday and shipped out on Thursday. To ensure that your orders are processed and shipped out each Thursday, please place them before midnight (AEDT - Sydney time) on Tuesday. This applies no matter whether Express Post service is chosen for the order.
WA orders go to the Quarantine WA office at Perth Airport for inspection before being sent to your shipping address by the Quarantine Officers. Your tracking number will be activated once the inspection is complete, which may take up to 10 business days after we have packed and dispatched your order.
The tracking number will stay in a 'Pending' status until Quarantine Officers have inspected your shipment at Perth Airport.
Depending on the postal service you pay for the order, it will generally take an additional 1 to 5 business days for your shipment to arrive from Perth Airport to your address within WA. However, please note that delays beyond our control may occasionally occur.
Signature on delivery: An additional $3.95 applies if you require a signature on delivery service. If you haven't requested a signature, the postie or courier driver will check for a safe place or letterbox (if it fits) to leave your item. They may take it to the Post Office or nearest collection point for mail order collection if a safe place can't be found.
No Discount on Shipping charges: Our special discount event means seeds are available at discounted prices. However, postage costs remain the same, i.e. there won't be any discount on the postage costs - so check out our postage rate table to find out exactly how much it will cost before you stock up on your favourites!
You shall receive an email notification with a tracking number as soon as your order has been dispatched. We dispatch ALL seed orders via Australia Post or Courier Service with a tracking for a peace of mind.
We may use Australia Post Registered Post or Courier (Sign on delivery), which requires a signature on delivery, or you may need to present your ID to collect it.
Express Delivery
It's the fastest possible delivery service within the Australia Post network.
Important:
We will process your order after we have received clear payment in the accounts.
Dispatch and delivery times are estimates only; we cannot guarantee delivery times as these can change for reasons beyond our control.
Postage rates are calculated based on each order. If you have placed multiple orders with the same recipient and address, we may combine all items in single postage.
INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY
Sorry, we do not ship seeds outside of Australia.
Shipping Restrictions
Western Australia Customers: We can ship most seed line items, except Quarantine WA restricted seed lines to WA. To help us ship your order as quickly and efficiently as possible, please do not include any seed items prohibited in WA; they are listed with the label 'NOT to WA'. Due to quarantine restrictions in WA, there is a 10kg seeds limit per variety. WA orders require additional handling time. Please remain within an approved limit when ordering seeds. We review every WA order before dispatch and remove (or reduce) excess seed quantity from your order to comply with WA biosecurity regulations. Please check further information here
Tasmania Customers: We can ship seeds to Tasmania. Please do not include seed line items labeled 'NOT to TAS'. Please note that the maximum allowable limit per permitted seed line item is 1kg per order.