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I was wondering what this is. I've looked up pictures of watermelon sprouts and none of them look anything like this. Though I haven't looked extensively, I don't particularly want to be growing any kinds of fungus atm. I appreciate any responses and thank you for your time.

Hexen--

Welcome!

I am having a hard time understanding what this is exactly. My brain is trying to make the best of this photo, but here's what it's telling me: several over-baked potatoes one of which has a miniature pear inside, and the other a teeny sprout. Maybe it's just me. If I look at it harder, I can see that the potatoes are filled with soil (I think).

I hope someone else sees something different!!

Rofl, I found out from one of my daughters that one of them put a seed from a tree on our greenhouse starter soil pod. It just happened to be on one of the ones we planted watermelon seeds in so that was what I thought it was. Being a novice, nay, noob gardener I didn't have the slightest clue as to what a watermelon sprout should look like. So it turns out that it was just a seed from one of the trees in our backyard.

Too funny!!

To see a watermelon seedling, go here: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~taber/Extension/Vegetable%20Seedling%20Identification.pdf

It's photo #7.

Thanks for that booklet. I hope it's ok that I saved it to my computer. I think it will come in handy in the future. I am also attempting to grow tomatoes, zinnia (which are actually coming up in droves), pumpkins, bluebonnets, and another flower which reminds me of zinnias, but isn't. I forget what they are called, oh the name reminds me of zinnias, but not really. We tried to get them to come up in one of those greenhouse starter packs. We've had it for more than a month now and very few of the seeds have sprouted. I followed the instructions to the T, I really don't know what I did wrong. Oh well, guess I'll just have to try again.

Saving the document to your computer is fine. (Just don't write a book or use it on your own website without citation!!)

If you've had the sort of starter packs I'm thinking of-- seeds, little peat pots-- and nothing has happened for a month, I wouldn't expect it to now (there are exceptions). Remember, one of the most important considerations for seed germination is soil temp. And if you're starting seeds inside, it can be difficult to control that. Most everything you've listed, though, except tomatoes, can be started outside when the soil warms up enough.

Where are you located, by the way? It helps to know this! (Like, if you're in NC, just get out there and plant everything in the garden; if you're in northern Canada, there are people here who are too & have lots of tips.)

lol, yea you had me wondering for a while!

Yup..tip #1..don't plant anything outside for months yet to come

Tip#2...watermelons won't grow here, our season isn't long enough.