Propagation: Question about Varieties Crossing, 0 by Tree_Climber

Tree_Climber wrote:
This may be a "dumb" question, but if plants cross will the seeds themselves still look like they did in the parent plant?

I know that if the plants cross pollinate, the fruit will still be true to parent #1, but the seeds from it will grow something different. But will the seeds inside the fruit still look like the seeds from parent #1. after all the seed is the baby.... or is only the genetic information in the seed different, but it's appearance the same.

I hope that is clear ............ I am asking this because of this experience:


I tried Lady Godiva last year. The plants grew great and produced several nice pumpkins. The fruit was what I expected, except for being a bit larger than catalog descriptions. Thing is though, none of the seeds were hulless.

I'm trying to understand why my seeds had hulls and if I should try again. I don't plan on hand pollinating.