It’s barely spring, but I’m already two watermelons in and both of them were, well, blech. The watermelon gets eaten by the kids and my husband (who apparently have less discerning taste buds than I do). But it’s still a pain to lug a 10-pounder from the car and spend 15 minutes cutting it (then cleaning up the mess) only to discover the fruit is a little dry and bland.If you’ve ever thumped 15 watermelons at the store, shrugged your shoulders and grabbed the one you thought just “might” be a good one, thump and shrug no more. These tips should make finding the perfect watermelon a bit easier.
1. Check out the bum
Once you pull a watermelon off the vine, it’s done. No more ripening. In a hurry to get watermelons to the market, farmers pluck some of the watermelons a bit early. If you look at the bottom of the watermelon, there should be a creamy patch without much triping. The bigger and darker the patch is, the better.
2. Check out the color
Watermelons should be a darker green. Very light watermelons may not have ripened long enough on the vine. The watermen should have contrasting dark with lighter stripes.
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