Tips and tricks to choose the best watermelon every time. There's nothing more disappointing than slicing into a big, juicy-looking watermelon, only to find it's pale, mealy, or totally flavorless. At ...

A good, sweet watermelon is a staple healthy summer snack, so it’s important to know how to pick a ripe one at the grocery store or the local farmers market. When it comes time to pick the perfect ...

How to pick a sweet watermelon The Tap Test: Watermelons are not a musical instrument, but picking a ripe watermelon will be music to your ears. Pick up the fruit and give it a light tap. If it gives ...

Hand holding up a wedge of watermelon against blue sky - Iuliia Bondar/Getty Images There are few things more satisfying or refreshing than biting into a slice of cold watermelon in the height of ...

Ever wonder how to pick the best watermelon out of the batch, simply by looking at it? At first blush such a notion would seem one of those unanswerable questions of the universe. But picking the ...

July is National Watermelon Month, a time when the summer staple takes center stage at picnics, barbecues and farmers markets across Missouri. According to David Trinklein, MU Extension state ...

Was she even real, the ethereal figure in the flowy sundress? She breezed into the market, alighted at the watermelons, tapped one, then another, listening for a sign, and when it came, she tucked the ...

Your favorite summer fruit grown simply in your own garden. There's nothing better than taking a bite out of a slice of fresh watermelon once summertime rolls around. But, if you're a big fan of fresh ...

It’s watermelon season (May – September) and what better way to celebrate than to learn a little about the history of summer’s favorite fruit. Infamous author Mark Twain said of watermelon, “…when one ...

There's nothing better than taking a bite out of a slice of fresh watermelon once summertime rolls around. But, if you're a big fan of fresh watermelon, you don't have to wait until your nearest ...