I was a caregiver for an elderly woman who had started out farming with her husband probably in the early 50's. She had the most beautiful hands and nails for a woman in her 80's. I commented on how beautiful her hands and nails were. She said, "Thank you. It's probably from all of the cantaloupes I've waxed in all my years of farming." She told me that when they were a young couple and started out farming for profit, they chose cantaloupes as their main crop. After their first couple years of farming, they were losing money. She said the stores would not buy their cantaloupes because the cantaloupes were "too juicy and too sweet". The cantaloupes would not last long in storage, and in the stores because of that. If you ever wonder why you can't find a tasty melon in your grocery stores, that's why. After a few years of taking losses, they bought more land and started growing onions as their main crop. Their family is one of the largest onion farmers, and cold storage, on the West Coast, Callandri Farms. She was an amazing woman. I loved to hear her farming stories of days gone by.

I used this method and saved the seeds for an entire cantaloupe (hundreds) and did a test with 7 of them to see if they'd sprout. 6 of the 7 sprouted! So it's safe to say this method rocks!!

We dry ours on coffee filters. The filters wick away the water and help the seeds dry quickly but the seeds don't stick to the filter paper. It is very easy to pour the dry seeds directly into a storage bottle or bag.

I grew my own cantaloupes this year and I waited until the first one fell off and then collected them. The seeds weren't all falling off, but they were much easier to slide off the melon, compared to store bought.

I just discovered you today as I was looking for a tutorial on saving melon seeds. You produce a perfectly understandable vlog, well spoken and without any confusing or incomplete teachings. I subscribed immediately and look forward to future tutorials from you. One question: Do melon seeds require stratification to become viable?

We usually use paper envelopes to store our seeds after drying instead of a paper bag. Works Great!

Not only can save money but also can keep the good quality seeds.

I live in Warren County, North Carolina where Ridgeway cantaloupe has been famous for many many years nationwide. They are so good. One family is still growing them here. Just bought 5 today.

Thx for the upload... & wow! When you went for that taste test; the spoon went through the melon like a hot knife through cream.

Melons are wonderful. I watched a video this morning about the benefits of melon. Water melons juice is claimed to increase electrolytes. That Cantaloupe looks perfect and ripe for eating. Good tip Luke , I enjoyed that very much.

HAND melons from the Hand farm are the best melons! Thank you for this video. I want to save the seeds from the precious one I bought today. The truck and house smells so amazing. Just picked today by a member of the Hand family farm!

Thank you I’m saving my seeds right now.😊

That is the best looking canteloupe that I have ever seen.

I could become a seed hoarder.

Already did this a similar way and got tons of seeds from the cantaloupes I eat Your way looks way easier I was putting them in a disposable baking pan after sorting them out by hand I’d spin them around the seeds will clump up and the pulp would co around the edges of the seeds I’d pull the seeds out dump the water and then do this a few times until there was no pulp left I’d leave them in the baking pan to dry in the sun I also tried planting the floaters and some actually sprouted

What a "jerk." Eating that sweet melon meanwhile my plants are only a few inches tall. lol. Super helpful video! Thanks!

hi whitch cantaloupe seeds are better the ones that sink or the ones that 🏊‍♀️ swim thank you for all your videos 📽👍👍👍 HAVE A GREAT DAY TAKE CARE YA'LL

The juices of the seeds are very flavorful and it heightens the fragrance of the melons, especially if you puree the melons and add the juices of the seeds to the puree and add stevia with some water.

Cantaloupe is my favorite. I bought one just a few days ago because I couldn’t want for mine to harvest. But I don’t want a cantaloupe with salt . Salt just brings out the flavors.

I just take them out the Fruit and put them in the Soil that's it and they Grow extremely quick and Fast I feel like this is the easiest Fruit to Grow

After your seeds are dried, how do you store them for the next year?

pretty close to how I do it. I done store bought, over half the seeds failed the float test, and it took a couple of years to get a good grow percentage rate, but can't even tell now they came from a store cantaloupe. don't recommend trying it though cause farmer market cantaloupe, more variety, more seeds, and higher grow percentage.

I use a slice of bread as my drying rack instead of paper. Works great!

Thank you for the video! Starting to save seeds for next year, and wasn't quite sure how (every other time I've tried they always grew mold).

The seeds alone are packed with vitamins and very much edible as well.

Saving Malabar Spinach is an interesting one, also saving and germinating fruit free seeds would be great showing stratification..

Can you post the one on cucumber seeds again that would be great love your videos! And thanks for the tips

Just saw this video. Did you wash that melon off? It's always a good idea to do before you cut into it. Yay. I can harvest melon seeds now.

Hey, if you send a couple seeds to seedsavers exchange, they will analyze them and tell you if it's a new strand of what the heritage name is.

Well that sucks. All mine floated. That's the sweetest melon I've ever tasted.

12:30 for 4 minutes of useful information

how soon can I plant the seeds after they've dried?

Thankyou. For the video I dioodd learn couple useful tips . We do buy the cantaloupe plants when picking the melons how do you find from the garden if it's ready. ?

Very Helpful video! I just harvested my first cantaloupe, but it was really small. :( Can you make a video about growing watermelons in raised beds? I tried trellising, but it's not working out so well. It would be really helpful if you made a video on the squash vine borer / prevention, and why my corn is turning red and drying out. Thanks!

🤣 ALL MY SEEDS FLOATED!

Um i found this video coz i had some melon seeds... but umm omg you are a cutie! 😍😍😍

thank you for that, now how soon can the seeds be used for planting?

Very true taste first then save ❕

thanks for the video. I bought a Canary melon today from our local farmer's market and followed your instructions however all the seeds float- does this mean they are all inviable?

This will save me money! What about pepper seeds?

congratulation for you new place!!!!! about melons I did it just few days ago, as well with watermelon and pumpkin as well.

Gardener i like your attitude.great man tasty!!

In Indiana we used to call that variety of melon as musk melon

it looks like a dulcinea tuscan-style cantaloupe. they have those deep lines like that.

Maybe I missed it. But after they drive for 72 hours, then do we store them in airtight containers in a dark space? Are you saying store them in the paper bag for the duration until we're ready to use them

Throw the seeds in the blender right away with almond milk to make a nice drink.

Also how long does the saving of the seeds last ... for 6 months a year ? Until I plant them ?

Thank you

How long can you keep those dry seeds before they go bad?

How long will the seeds last for before having to plant them? 1year or more?

WinCo foods has the best fruits and vegetables in the store.

Very good Luke. Please post that on Vegetable Gardening - MIgardener Discussion Group FB page.

That is a musk melon. Cantaloupe have a smoother skin on the outside.

What happens if you let your melons cross pollinate? Will I still get melons or just plant?

🙏 even more relevant in 2020!

boy to man over the years, congratulations bro, God bless

how do you do water melon

WATERMELON SEEDS PLEASE THANKYOU THIS WAS BEYOND INFORMATIVE THANKS FOR SHARING 👍👍👍✌

so what is next? I have the seeds and they are drying nicely. Do I save them in a jar and how long do seeds stay good?

So much good info, thanks!

excellent video on seed saving...thanks!!

How about a dehydrator on like 95 degrees: Gonna try this this year.left a like

I've read on the internet the way to save melon seeds is to soak them for four days so they firm it and then the ones that float at the top you throw those out and then you let them dry and then you put them in the freezer for two days and then in the refrigerator until you're ready to plant is that not right?

Other than the fact that this video was way too long... 6 minutes would have been great... The Video was Great... Great Information.

Would this same way apply to the Cucomelon? I'm trying to grow a few for practice for next year, but wanted to save the seeds.

Bought a supermarket honeydew melon. All the seeds floated... so threw them away, are honeydew seeds lighter or should all viable seeds have weight more than water?

I want to save seeds from my Trombonchino squash. Should I do it the same way as cantaloupe or should I ferment them --like Tomatoes?

I'm a seed hoarder too😀

How to store mango seeds and avocado seeds

Thank u

I like to put my seeds in the bottom on an aluminum pan because they do not stick to the pan and the pan can be reused for other seeds.

I just bought a Cantaloupe in the store can I use their seeds

thanks mate I gonne try with my non hair bloom seeds after it will be dry I planing to put them in jar is that ok ? and put them dark place

I didn't know what kind of melon was growing in my garden and it rotted.... can I still save the seeds?

Congratulations Luke and Cindy👰🏻🎩 for your new beginning now I'm waiting on to see your hydroponics in the basement I would like to see what your herbal plants are doing are doing now...

Can I sow the seeds right away?

Can you plant these right away when they are dry??

How long can you save the seeds?

Do you need to put a oxygen absorber in your seeds container?

sir may i know until when we can store the seeds before planting?😊

All of my seeds where floating on the top? Does this means all of them where not good?

Thanks for this video

Blessings in an abundance of the faith. I salute you. 😘🙏Grace and peace be unto you and to this place. Thank you. God bless you. 💦🙏Will you believe and receive Jesus Christ as your LORD and personal saviour??? I do. ☀️

I've dried some cantaloupe seeds. How long can I store them for? Will they be ok for next year?

Great video

I guess there is one detail you missed out and that is for how many days should they be dried so that they are ideal to be used in any recipe or for planting?

I appreciate the video good information, but that cantaloupe don't look near right

How do I know if the cantaloupe I get at the farmer's market is heirloom or not?

Are pumpkins and watermelon seeds saved in the same way? I tried last year, but mold had killed them off.

nice video , this is helpful for me

No fermentation?

Can you freeze the seeds?

Great tutorial, and congrats on the new place! :-)

Can I put them into my dehydrator?

Is it the same for saving watermelon seeds?

Very nice, thank you.

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What if I want to plant them tight away?

All my seeds floated to the top whats that mean

Thank you for the info. Can I plant after the 72 hours? 😁