Category: Fruits

While helpful for most vegetables, the high alkalinity of ashes makes them unsuitable for watermelons and such acid-loving plants as blueberries, azaleas, and rhododendrons. Are ashes good for all plants? Wood ash is an excellent source of lime and potassium for your garden. Not only that, using ashes in the garden also provides many of […]

Many foods you eat, from celery to egg shells, can go into a compost pile or bin to create food scrap compost. Naturally, the food scraps have high nutrient levels perfect for a growing watermelon. Which plants like egg shells? Which Plants Like Eggshells Tomato. Botanical Name: Solanum lycopersicum. Tomatoes thrive in nitrogen-rich soil, and […]

You can save the seeds from your watermelon to grow more plants, but you’ll have to wait until next spring to plant them. If you save the seeds from a grocery store melon, you might be surprised at the variety of fruit you produce. Can you plant watermelon seeds right out of the watermelon? In […]

Cold Temperatures Kill Watermelons Because watermelons are warm-season crops, they cannot withstand a freeze or even a light frost. An air temperature of 33 degrees Fahrenheit or below kills watermelons. Can watermelon grow in cold? No, watermelons cannot survive frost. Freezing temperatures will cause the fruit to wither and die on the vine. A watermelon […]

Look for the yellow spot: Watermelons develop a splotch where they rest on the ground. When this splotch is creamy yellow, it’s ripe. Give it a thump: Tap the underbelly of the watermelon. A ripe one will have a deep hollow sound, which means it is brimming with juice and at the peak of its […]

More Tips for Sweeter Watermelon Heat and sun exposure improves ripening and fruit sweetness. Once vines have grown little baby watermelons, slide some straw or similar dry material under the fruit to protect them from rotting. Then, every few days, turn the fruit by a few degrees. How do I make my watermelon sweeter? A […]

For example, the classic color of red watermelons comes from lycopene, the same molecule responsible for the color of red tomatoes. When lycopene breaks down, it forms key flavor compounds such as lemon-scented citral. Why does watermelon flavoring not taste like watermelon? According to Popular Science, fruit candy tastes fake because people connect certain flavors […]

Place lime juice and honey in a saucepan and heat on the grates of a hot grill or side burners. Bring to a boil and let boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and chill. Place watermelon slices on a large platter and drizzle with the lime syrup and garnish with mint. Can you […]

It’s possible you may have inadvertently planted a preserving-type watermelon rather than the more familiar red, tender-fleshed watermelon. Preserving watermelons are known as citron watermelons, and are also called pie melon or stockmelon. These old-fashioned watermelons are used for pickling as well as in baking. Can you eat a watermelon that is white inside? More […]

Salt and spicy coarse ground black pepper accent the juicy sweetness of the melon, and a hit of tangy lime juice punches up its flavor even more. Why do people put pepper on watermelon? The pepper complements the intense sweetness of the melon and helps to round out the flavor. What tastes good on watermelon? […]

If your watermelon isn’t ripe, the flavor is pretty blah and there’s not much you can do with it. But when watermelon gets overripe, it starts loosing moisture and the texture changes from crisp and juicy to dry and mealy. How do I stop watermelon from being mealy? To avoid buying an under-ripe, mealy-textured watermelon, […]

The simple answer is yes, watermelon can be frozen, but it will be mushy when it’s thawed. Enjoy whole chunks of watermelon while it’s fresh because it will not taste the same after freezing. However, you don’t need to throw out your leftover watermelon. Is it okay to freeze a whole watermelon? Nothing evokes summer […]

1) That us was grown too close to cucumber and cross pollinated. This results in a regressive cross breeding that results in the fruit contain high levels of cucurbitacin which is toxic. 2) that you lack a fructose taste receptor, but you the watermelon should taste bland and not bitter. What does it mean if […]

“In general, melons will not change significantly once they’re harvested from the vine,” Green explains. She says that cantaloupes, honeydew, and watermelon are all non-climacteric fruits, which means that once they’re harvested, they won’t continue to become tastier or sweeter like peaches or bananas will. How do you make watermelon sweeter after cutting? A small […]

Winter watermelon culture is only possible in warm, frost-free climates or heated greenhouses in cooler climates. Another winter watermelon growing possibility is starting watermelon seeds indoors during the late winter and transplanting the seedlings to the garden in spring when the threat of a late frost is over. How do we have watermelon year-round? One-third […]

Watermelon. Watermelons are a summertime staple. Choose watermelons that are heavy and look for a creamy yellow spot on the rind. Keep whole watermelons at room temperature or cut them up and keep them in the refrigerator. Can you get watermelon in winter? Watermelon is available year-round (use this handy chart to see where your […]

A fully ripe watermelon with brown tendril will keep on the vine up to two weeks as long as no heavy rainfall occurs, which causes ripe melons to split open (like tomatoes). Can a watermelon stay on the vine too long? Like any fruit, it will last well if you leave it on the vine, […]

The very peak of the season is July and August. Grocery stores sell watermelons, mainly red seedless, year-round. Off-season watermelons mostly come from Mexico and Central America. What month is watermelon the sweetest? As much as you may want to eat watermelon all year round, the best time to purchase this fruit is during its […]

Today, watermelon is enjoyed year round, but a lot of people still associate it with a spring/summer type of food. I’m not sure why. It tastes just as good on a cold winter day as it does on a warm spring day! And don’t even try to say you can’t find it in the grocery […]

Blossom rot in watermelons is caused by a lack of calcium, but simply adding more calcium isn’t going to help the situation. More often than not, watermelon blossom end rotblossom end rotCalcium deficiency symptoms appear initially as localized tissue necrosis leading to stunted plant growth, necrotic leaf margins on young leaves or curling of the […]