If you save the seeds and grow them you won't know what you might get because of hybrids and cross pollination. Is it pointless? Yes and no. If you want a high quality eating melon then yes, it's probably pointless. You'd be much better off spending a few bucks on a packet of seeds. If you just want to experiment and see what grows (irrelevant of the edibility) and you have the space to waste then no, it isn't.

I've got no idea what kind of melon it is.

Rodney

True, I should probably just buy a packet of seeds for something more predictable - maybe I can find something similar. I'll keep them just in case I ever have a whim to experiment though.

Since you know what it is now, Unknown "mutts" should not bother you. It is probably a yellow fleshed honey dew Many are hybrids but lack of uniformity is the major problem with second generation seeds. They usually taste ok. If you want to know what you are growing, than by all means buy seeds.

Here is a link that might be useful: Orange flesh honeydew

Thanks for the link Farmerdill!

That looks exactly like the melon I was talking about! Funny it is listed as an heirloom so the seeds are not hybrid, though who knows about the one I got from the store.

Will try have to try these :)