Are seedless watermelons GMO? Some say they are Hybrids and are ok to eat..

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Permalink Reply by ednshell on July 1, 2012 at 7:01am

wow, this is the first time I've read anything like the first article.  I don't know much about it.

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Permalink Reply by dankydoodle420 on July 1, 2012 at 7:12am

i thought all seedless fruit are GMOs. The reason im wondering is because my dad brought home 3 huge seedless watermelon from a roadside stand. The normal me would have split one in half and started eating right away.. i hope i dont have to explain to my dad why 3 watermelons will now rot on the counter..  Hoping to get a reply from someone who knows a thing or two.

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Permalink Reply by Keith on July 1, 2012 at 7:34am

Well Cavendish Bananas have no seeds but aren't GMO.  I would think it's a hybrid but I'm not too sure myself. 

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Permalink Reply by ednshell on July 1, 2012 at 7:59am

I strictly avoid GMO's myself and I read up on them and I have never seen watermelon listed as having been genetically modified, plus anything certified organic is not allowed to have been genetically altered so I think your watermelons are safe to eat.  Seedless fruits are hybrids and not necessarily GMO.  But like I said I have never read an article like the one at the top saying she thinks seedless watermelon is indeed GMO.  It makes me want to go find some watermelon with seeds!   I will post this article in my greenparty group and see what some of the GMO experts have to say and report back here.

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Permalink Reply by dankydoodle420 on July 1, 2012 at 8:40am

I think your right with the idea that not all seedless fruits are GMOs, and some could possibly be hybrids.  I have always gone with the seeded ones. I just watched some youtube video of a girl buying a watermelon from a farmer at a farmers market and the farmer explained to her that seedless are 'less mature watermelon than the seeded ones', so i guess seeded watermelon are sweeter? It would be interesting to hear from your greenparty group. GMOs in our watermelon supply would have been a good title!

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Permalink Reply by ednshell on July 3, 2012 at 11:22am

no response to my inquiry with the greens but I did a search and found a couple of threads here discussing the topic:

http://www.30bananasaday.com/forum/topics/watermelon-questions-gmoh...

 

http://www.30bananasaday.com/profiles/blogs/are-seedless-watermelon...

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Permalink Reply by dankydoodle420 on July 1, 2012 at 7:19am

Anyone else find it annoying that your legit questions dont get very many responses, but if someone makes a post that somehow threatens the lfrv lifestyle in any little way they get responses out the ass...?

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Permalink Reply by ednshell on July 1, 2012 at 8:06am

lots of threads never get responses and lots of legit questions get answered too but if you challenge the lfrv lifestyle well you better watch out ;)

 

You can try changing the title to something more catchy.  how about "seedless watermelon may be a GMO!!!" or "GMOs in our watermelon supply???"

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Permalink Reply by T on July 1, 2012 at 8:25am

my common sense tells me they're hybrid, because they've been around alot longer (35+ years I'd estimate) than GMO, and I've never seen them on a list of common GMO foods.

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