The Inside of a Watermelon

I think we have all seen the inside of a watermelon, but have we seen the inside of a tiny watermelon?  This year my 6 year old wanted to plant a watermelon plant in our garden, so we did.  However, the seeds never sprouted, or so we thought.  We later discovered that the seeds did sprout, but not where we planted them!  They had been washed away to a different part of the garden and eventually took root and produced a single, full sized watermelon which was very yummy.  Due to the late start in growing, there wasn't enough time to produce more full sized watermelons, but there were two mini watermelons produced.

I figured these weren't edible, but my daughters wanted to see what they looked like inside, so we cut them open.

They sort of look like the inside of a watermelon, but not as red/pink and very little actual edible fruit.  We licked the central part and it tasted like a watermelon, but not much there to eat, so we just tossed them into our compost pile.  

So no fruit, but still cool to cut open and observe!  It's the little things in life that make great scientists, so look for opportunities such as this to share with your kids.