How To Pick The Perfect Watermelon

What’s a summer picnic without a juicy, delicious watermelon? But before we slice it open, let’s back up to when we first decided it was the right one to purchase.

If you’re like most people, you could use a few tips when at the market. And in today’s video we’ll highlight 5 tips on how to pick the right one.

1. Field Spot

This is the creamy or yellow part of the watermelon’s shell that rested on the ground. What can that color tell you? It’s almost as if it’s an inside peek, indicating that it basked a long time in the sun, ripening.

Avoid ones with white spots, as they needed more sunbathing time before being plucked from the vine.

2. Webbing

We can thank bees for playing such an important role in this process; their pollination is what kicked things off. Excess pollination will create lots of brown webbing. A large amount of webbing is your clue that the inside is ripe and sweet.

3. Gender

Yes, a watermelon has a gender. The tall – or long ones - are males. If the watermelon is plump, round or stout, it’s classified as a female. Take a moment to guess which one is the sweetest. It’s the girl! And if it’s a bizarre shape, it indicates its growth was not an easy process as it probably struggled for sunlight and water.

4. Size

In the case of the watermelon, the largest ones aren’t necessarily the tastiest. The best ones are average in size. Rule of thumb; don’t pick one too large or too small.

5. Tail

Taking a final glimpse of the watermelon, we must examine its tail. If it’s green, skip it. That is an indicator that it isn’t quite ripe. Instead, go with the one that looks dried.
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[RAJsWork]

So more webbing, yellow is good, round and mid in size, and finally dried tail. Got it! ✔

[imakebigsmiles]

so glad a person actually narrated this 😊

[StaceyHerewegrowagain]

I've been growing is all kinds of veggies and herbs for years now. Just started pumpkin this year can't wait to pick it. Thanks for the info

[justz]

this is a life saver literally the best video ever im so happy thanks for the job well done 😊

[jacquelinehagedorn]

This was great information- I've always had a hard time knowing how to pick good 🍉 watermelons! Thank you!

[scroller]

great great info, a big watermelon fan here, thanks for sharing.

[nationaldispatchllc]

We love watermelon - so glad I found this video (we always have a hard time picking out the "right" watermelon!)

[arianahgarcia]

My favorite fruit is water melon so im very happy this video u shared lab it !thanks

[AndyShen]

Drop melon on the store floor. Say "whoops." Grab a chunk of innards and taste. If yummy, grab the pieces, place in a plastic bag and pay for critter at the counter. If not yummy grab another melon and repeat procedure. Continue until good melon found.

[JustinInabinette]

Thank you! I highly appreciate this video. Very well done and I really liked how you used a dark opacity layer to have the image of the watermelon in the back ground! I can't wait to head to the store now to put your tips to use!!!

[Pushyhog]

If you ate watermelons in 60's you would know what a watermelon taste like. Your lucky nowadays if you can even find a good one.

[wndrwmna]

And to believe I have avoided the ripe one's for years thinking they were not going to taste sweet. Great tips!

[telesiagerstle]

This is good info I buy lots of fruits n thanks for letting us know about the numbers that indicate organic starts w #9 n now I know how to pick the ripe n sweet watermelon, grate job 👍 always the female sweet n plumb😊 thanks n God bless

[angelmagalona]

Wow, thank you for sharing, i learn a lot from you, God bless u more

[blueminigo]

Thank u so much I got the bets watermelon my family is so proud of me but thanks to u I learened

[jononeal]

I have always picked the ones with the bee marks growing up growing watermelons I can attest to that being true I did like your other hints they make sense...bee marks for sure enjoy

[shabirstar]

Great video with good info about Watermelons
keep it up.

[jenniferdeloach]

Great advice. Thank you. I also know an old timers trick: take a broom straw or a pine straw and lay the curve side down crossways on the watermelon the straw will move to longate itself to the degree that it is ripe. I believe it is drawn by the content of water or sweetness but either way this works every time. 😊👍❤️🎵

[tja]

WOW! THANK YOU. NOW, I KNOW HOW TO FIND A GOOD WATERMELON . FINALLY!

[chas]

Great tips, and thank you for not being a robot voice!