How to Pick a Sweet Watermelon
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2017
- Here are 4 Tips to Pick a Sweet Watermelon. The tips include color, sound, stem condition, and give to the skin of the watermelon. Watermelons do not ripen after they are picked so it is crucial to pick a watermelon that ripened on the vine. A ripe watermelon means it is sweet and filled with water.
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If you buy a watermelon using these tips, let me know your experience! I also have a video on how to tell if a pineapple is ripe: ua-cam.com/video/-0Y2hmvaTAI/v-deo.html and How to grow a pineapple from the top of another pineapple: ua-cam.com/video/hp86SrwXYPU/v-deo.html
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Thanks for watermelon tips. I usually grow my own. But Midwest weather last year really played hell on everyone's gardens. This year is looking better so going back over alot of your growing tips on everything started from only seeds. Except tomatoes. Wish me luck. Had to redo soil conditions this year due to the fact I live in a red clay soil area that drives you crazy growing things. Your tips helped solve that issue for me as well. Again thanks.
Daisy Creek Farms with Jag Singh excellent advice thanks.
Thanks for this video 👍I never knew this...I always did the thump test on the watermelon🍉 but wasn't sure what I was listening for 😂😂😂 I even thought it may have been an old wise tale 😂😂😂 guess you could say I was thumping for good luck and because mostly it was a wise tale tradition to thump🍉 🤣🤣🤣 so glad I can inspect and thump a watermelon now and actually look like a professional now 🍉🍉😂🍉🍉
Also press on the blossom end. It will show signs of age more than the sides. An overripe melon will have an area around the blossom end with pronounced softness.
Larry Tischler thanks for that. So is that a good or a bad thing? I bought one yesterday checking all the signs as to the video. Wasn’t very sweet. I live in uk.
Somebody who tells you the things you need to know without loads of unnecessary chat. Thank you 🙏🏻
I appreciate that he doesn’t waste our time like other videos. Thanks fo getting right to the point.
right to the point
fo su
Yes!
nice grandma
Agreed. Too much talky talky is annoying.
This is what UA-cam was meant for. No gimmicks...no begging for likes..no telling us about how tired you are and how hot it is outside...just straight to the point knowledge
Plus no 6 minute long sponsorship for some BS company like A1 greens that’s a $100 a month multivitamin with barely any B12
Thank you for posting this. I was at the store and picked up a watermelon that I thought felt a bit soft. I found this video and decided to buy it. It turned out to be the sweetest and best tasting watermelon I've ever had.
Nice
Thanks man. Explained just in 2 minutes. Some people out there can expand that into a 50min video, where they start the story at the beginning of the universe.
Lol😂Exactly
True.. Ha ha
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It all started with my humble beginning...
Very true
-Brown Stem (not green)
-Hollow sound when tapped
-Big yellow patch (not white)
-A little squishy (not rock solid)
Which have to buy
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is that necessary? the video is only 2min long..if they cant watch it then let them enjoy nasty melon!
Oodle A Noodles It’s just an overview to help you remember the main points on the video :)
I'm confused. He said if it has a green stem but pointed to a brown one. And then said if it has a brown stem but pointed to a green one. I'm confused. Did he get it backward or am I misinterpreting it
I've helped pick watermelons for over 20 years on my friends garden for farmers market. I agree with most of what you say except for the stem. First thing we look for is if the curl on the stem has turned brown. If the stem itself is brown it indicates a dead vine. We never pick a melon from a dead vine (over ripe). If the thump sounds like a thud it is over ripe. The thump method becomes trickier on different varieties especially the smaller varieties. The fun part of helping pick the melons is that we cut and test some of them in the field to get a feel for what the thump should sound like for its variety. We always leave part of the stem on the melon so I can't verify what the spot looks like on the melon if stem is completely removed.
There you are ,,,, always one writing a novel about so long could make a video about it , armchair backseat driver,,, you read every bit of that off google
Hmmmmmm
I love watermelon. I have one question…sometimes the melon is plenty red, and even plenty moist, but it is soft and “mushy,” such a disappointment! I like it sweet, moist, and firm! How do I avoid purchasing mushy watermelon? Is it too ripe, or not ripe enough, and how do I know? Thank you! You sound like a real expert!
@@cydkriletich6538 you have the same taste as me.
On the video, when he say if pressing on watermelon make the rind has dent, it is ripe.
I think we can know the watermelon is too ripe or not defending on how much force we use to press.
i was always told to push the stem area, if its soft then its over ripe.
Another tip....Dont cut your watermelon up before you are ready to eat it. You can cut off what you want to eat, stand the rest up in a large bowl, place a sheet of plastic wrap over it and put it back in the fridge. This will keep all the water from running out and it becoming slimy. It will also last longer this way.
Yes the watermelon cut up sold in grocery stores in plastic containers is gross an slimy.
Thank you!
Thank you 👍🏽🍉☀️
Yup it even last days outside at room temperature sitting up like that. I wouldn't recommend but it does lol
If it last until slimy, it's not good at all
Thank you for the nice simple post that actually informs us quickly and to the point.
Just tap it and listen for a hollow sound. I find that's the best way
vilod Thanks for this video. I have always been afraid to buy a watermelon because I had no idea about what to look for to make sure it was ripe. Now I know!
Yes exactly I hate long winded ass videos this was perfect
vilod agreed! keyword ‘to the point!’ Hate posts that don’t answer shit promptly 🙄
I was picking a good melon at the store last year using these methods and a customer came over & asked what I was doing. I gave him the quick tutorial and he thanked me. Here’s to good sweet watermelons! 🍉
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Watermelons & mangos.Great summer fruits on a warm day at the beach.Brings back memories.Just like oranges at halftime at the football.
Ahhh how water melons unite us
I just showed my mom this video. I told her years ago that the best way to sweet and crunchy watermelons were to first look for the ones where the watermelon had a large yellow spot followed by thumping it for a hollow sound. She never caught on till I finally looked it up, today, and showed her this video. I learned this method from a farmer's market seller. I picked one and he told me I picked the wrong watermelon. He then looked through them and picked two of them for me explaining what to look for. Man, those two watermelons were like drinking sugar water.
Ripeness can also be tested by sniffing the flower end of the fruit - when it's ripe, a slight press on the flower site, will get the aroma of it
The squishy part got me actually. I usually look for hard ones thought they are more fresh
Thank you! I love this type of video. Please do more short videos telling us how to look for the most ripe and flavorful produce in the market. I'd also like to see more short videos telling gardeners how and when to look for signs of how and when to harvest various types of crops. These are so helpful to novice gardeners like me!
This is a gem of a UA-cam video. I wish more of them were this useful, informative, brief, and timely as the season will soon be here for water melons.
We thought everybody knew these simple facts. Let us cook.
@@chefgiovanni shut up
@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ this is why nobody likes your religion, nobody wants some old grandma digitally being a misionary
Oooh!!! I literally gasped from 1:41-1:43! That's the prettiest watermelon I think I've ever seen!!
CeeCee Nunya prettiest I’ve have ever seen has been in Colombia 🇨🇴
I don’t like 🍉 but there
Omg I thought it was a different fruit !
But if I find one like he suggest I will give it another try at home .
Than you have seen nothing.
@@moviecat7697 How or where do you pick a good melon ?
Yeah I gasped too at it's beauty when he cut it.
@@fishfire_2999 In Asia you have good melon.
Thank you for this information… I grew up on a farm and the watermelon patch was sacred. We didn’t go into it without our father or grandfather!! I learned most of that which you shared from them but I’m much older now and I had forgotten a few of those tips, so I thank you ever so much for this brief but to the point and very informative video❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️ Great job😊♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
The reason for not going in the watermelon patch is because that's where babies come from. You don't want to upset the babies before they're ripe!
The reason for not going in the watermelon patch is because that's where babies come from. You don't want to upset the babies before they're ripe!
This is excellent video: in just two minutes it explains the topic in full details. Great job, Mr. Singh!
I knew the hollow sound but did not know the brown edge. thank you.
Same i knew the hollow sound i learned it from watching a movie
When its with the brown edge that means its not good hm is it like that plz !??
@@ateeqmalik3364 brown edge means it is good.
You are weak
Watermelon is my favorite fruit. I can't resist a cold piece of sweet juicy watermelon. A true gift from God to mankind.
Why to mankind only? A lot of animals like it too.
I mean, technically we selectively bred it into the fruit you know today. It used to be mostly rind.
"To taste a watermelon is to know “what the angels eat,” Mark Twain proclaimed.
The angels, however, would have gagged if they had eaten the watermelon’s wild ancestor-a bitter fruit with hard, pale-green flesh. Generations of selective breeding, spanning several countries and cultures, produced the sweet red fruit that’s now a common sight on picnic tables."
@@KeithTreason Aw shit here we go again.
@@yeelahowah7476 Regardless, he isnt wrong about the original "God-made" watermelon. Man perfected it. The end.
Funny. I always thought they came from the ground.
Thank you so much for giving all the good information in a nice short format, very well done. Most of these videos are 4+ times as long filled with time wasting information for many of us. Thanks again and well done.
The most informative thing I have ever read on the internet and actually needed. This has to increase the satisfactory of life by at least 15%. Bless you.
Watermelon is the greatest food on the planet, I could eat it year round
No lie there
Same im thinking about growing some
@@get_understanding
I want to know what they need to grow well.
@@ldplays9431 compost, good soil that drains well, and lots and lots of water
@@get_understanding
Is central Europe warm enough to grow them?
Followed your tips, picked the watermelon that was so sweet and delicious! GAME CHANGER!! Thank you!!
Having picked these things for many years I can tell you that yellow spot on top is what was called a sunburn- happens when thier in the field a long time with no rain or cloud cover an get burnt- the "plug" means nothing- if it's long an straggly it was pulled off the vine an not cut- we cut ours- the yellow"belly" it's called is where it sat on the ground will be ripe an you did get one right the sound- it's a very distinct sound when thier ripe an after years of picking these things your learn there's a certain dull look to a ripe one- when walking the fields you can spot a ripe one from 15 feet just from its look
As a watermelon lover I appreciate the brief but informative video. It’s just what I needed. I have only used the thumping method and do ok with it most of the time. Having a couple more things to consider will improve my ability to select better watermelons! Thanks!
His demonstration is partial. What he had to do is buying the both watermelons and show that the yellow patched one is better than the green stemmed one without a yellow patch. It is hard to do a good demonstration and saving money at the same time.
@@harshakumara970 true
This post may be simple short but it's packed with all the most important information. It's so precise, It's like head shot every second.
mak its u again
Oml how tf are you on every video I watch?😭
Agreed
Get lost weirdo
Why am I seeing you back again ? 😂 Yt algorithm
UA-cam recommendations are getting out of hand..
I like it.
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w00tec LOL😆
Found this on recommend too
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thanks for sharing the tips! I have always looked for the yellow sun spot when i picked watermelon, but never knew about the other 2 tips... Love a ripe and sweet watermelon! especially the one that cracks before you even cut your knife all the way down...
Man!! Probably 1 of the most efficient videos on UA-cam 🤠👍 no BS, absolutely straight to the point 👏
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
Thank you!! Nothing worse than walking home w a couple of watermelons in 100 degree heat praying they are red & sweet only to be dissapointed 😢 Now I know ☺
Hehehe
I know how it feels, with all that effort.
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And thinking your getting a red watermelon only to get a yellow one and it was not sweet ! I was creeped out by the color for some reason.
My sympathies with you.🙏🙏
You right😁
my way of trying to remember this forever is by the 3 S... Stem, Sun spot, Sound when tapped. ty for this info it's very helpful, no more stale tasting water melons!
More like " Stem, Sun spot, Sound, Soft skin "
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nah, just tap it 3 times, it's easier to remember.
It’s good too know all the handy tips when picking supposedly fresh fruits in your supermarket watermelon is surprisingly hard to figure out and good knowledge on these is a good tip in itself
See, now you've got me craving watermelon. My absolute favourite fruit. Gotta head out to the store to get some now.
1. - Good info delivered fast. Excellent.
2. - Got to the point fast. Excellent.
3. - Overall impression - Excellent.
Please keep up the good work mate.
Thank you :)
Very simple, but full of good information. I didn't know to pick a watermelon until now.
Are you mean is full information but there is no systematic way or step by step to select?
This is by far the best video that I've ever seen for checking a watermelons ripeness. Incredible!
Whole my life I tried to know the indications of a ripen watermelon and today found this video.Thanks for sharing.Sharing is caring.
Wish I'd came across this a day or two ago but this just proves big brother is always watching or listening.
Yes, we cater for your needs! When you want something, just whisper it and you will find it here or in your facebook. Hahahahah.
Thank you cause I love watermelon ate it all my life but didn’t know a thing about picking one out and thank u for keeping it short and brief to the point and actually showing us an example good job 👏🏾
Thank you, Jag Singh.
Salaam to you and to all.
Perfect short and to the point! Well done mate! 👏
How can there be 711 dislikes? This is a perfect video. Good guy, good topic, quick and informative...and a good personality that shines through
If you die today there are some people in this world who will dislike it.🙄🙄🙄
Don't know what happen to people these days. I saw a 'rescue sea turtles from barnacle project' video and it had thousand of dislikes. I mean, wtf, they are trying to save sea turtles why the dislike? People can be so thoughtless smh
People are just angry and because of internet dissociative disorder, there's no connection with their actions on social media.
@@johnlabu1154 I saw one where after they saved the turtle they threw the plastic back in...and almost everyone was complaining about that... Its always something...!
@@gavindy_Sv2 detachment...no r the percussion
Very informative!!! My husband and I have a hard time picking the right one. You went in to detail just perfect not long and boring. Thank you
Thank you for your tips!
Best treatment of watermelon selection I have ever seen!
Every year I watch this.
I do a better job at buying watermelon .
Thank you for taking the mystery out of it all..
Useful video, not drawn out nor overly complicated or full of ads.
10/10, wish more videos were as clear and straight to the point as yours.
Thanks alot man !! Now I want a watermelon !!
Lol, so do I!!
Me too
I *Always-Do!! 😀🍉👍💕
I *Always_Do!! 😀👍💕🍉
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Great video... straight to the point of what we all came to find out .
Thank you ... definitely going to watch more of your videos ...
I've always used the knocking technique and now I also know about the stem. Thanks!
When he opened it up, hmm 😋 looks delicious!
@Jag Singh, You described it just right. Your tips can help a buyer to never be disappointed when they want to bring a delicious watermelon home. My husband who grew up on a farm where his family grew many fruits and vegetables taught me when we were first married how to pick a good melon with those same suggestions. It works ! Thanks for sharing great advice.
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Its 5:04 am and now I'm craving a watermelon something fierce.
Thank you so much!!!! I had so many disappointing melons last year, I cant wait to get one this year!😁👍 I'm gonna check out your pineapple ripeness video next. I eat those all the time and its always hit or miss, not anymore! Such great information! Very much appreciated.
💕 Thanks a lot !! Over the years, I'd forgotten tips I learned as a young adult ! Glad to pass it on to my young adult kids !! 👍👍👍💕💕💕
I never knew how to choose a good watermelon. Now I do. Thank you!
Thank you for these tips Jag Singh
Excellent, thanks for educating us on this favorite summer fruit..
“Look for a big yellow spot”
Farmers: Okay boys, let’s paint these watermelons 🎨
So true.... money money money, no quality, silly people
and remember bois-a little dab will do it hee hee
Yah, I'm sure nobody can tell paint from a faded yellow spot, and that it won't flake off.....
Don't squeeze it, if you find one! 8-(
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Quick, simple, to the point and easy to following. Thanks for the tips
Thank you, for real! Great Video! I followed your tips when buying and finally had the Best one I've ever tasted!
Great video! Right to the point and accurate. I have used his methods and they work!
Thanks so much for this video. My Mom was the expert melon picker. I found out her Dad (my grandfather) grew watermelons, cantaloups and pumpkins in Europe. She could always pick a perfect melon but took her secret to the grave. I am grateful for this information. ❤ from 🇨🇦
Good video, learned this from my Dad 60 years ago. Back then the farmer would even cut a “Plug” out of a melon and let you taste it.
I stopped by a street vendor in Goa, India (2016) and like you said the guy did a pyramid cut on the side of the melon put the skin-side on the tip of the knife and extended it to me. I thought he was giving it to me to taste it. But apparently not! He quickly put the plug back into the watermelon. Over there, they do it so they can show how red / ripe the fruit is inside!! Well that was awkward!!
Sweet corn too in the summer. You could bite the kernals uncooked
In India farmers still cut a plug to taste whether it is sweet
This is great info. Generally I get a watermelon that's not ripe or sweet. I will be so thankful for a soft and sweet one and not feel like I'm munching on a carrot!
Thank you for showing a cut watermelon at the end. I don’t like when watermelon flesh gets “fluffy”, or mushy, so I tend to get them a little under-ripe.
if thats the case just make a juice out of them
Yea, i like it crunchy too.
Thank you so much! I will use this method this weekend! My grandmother use to pick the perfect melon every time.
Yeah! Its really helpful to find a tasty sweet watermelon.thank you so much for the informative tips.👍
Hi
One more thing of the super uselful things we should teach in school! Thank you!
Thank you sir, I've watched a few of your videos now, they say you should learn something new everyday, at my age it's hard, I'm now caught up for a good couple of days and counting, once again thank you.
I have been using his tips and he is right !! Thank you !! 🙂
I have not had a good watermelon in a long time. I am going to try this for sure. Thank you
Where do you live , Alaska?
Good advice for the summer.
Thanks !
Thank you Jag!! I’ve avoided buying watermelon bc I never knew how to choose a good one! ❤️
This guy, I love this guy👍 This should all be taught in grade school. All of his content is excellent supplement for home schooling subject matter.
Thanks Jag, I've always wanted to know this. I knew about tapping it for the sound and that was all I knew before this.
Thank you.Right to the point.Short and sweet.
Thank you! I tried to grow watermelons for years, but could never get the picking right. Finally gave up. Now, I'll try again.
Thanks so much! I have always wondered about some clues and you gave me a bunch. Much appreciated.
I now want a watermelon to quench my thirst, I was quite happily sipping my cup of tea till I saw this segment.
When I worked at Whole Foods I always thought it was funny seeing people with different methods. My favorite is you find 2 the same size and which ever one weights more is better. I taught this to customers and they always came back to me asking me to pick one for them.
Thanks for the tips! And..
You got right to the topic of your video which seems rare up here... Thanks for that too!👍👍👍🍻
Whew!!! Thank God!!! I can now pick out a good watermelon! Nothing is more discouraging on a hot day to crack open a bad melon😄😄😄😄😄
Great content. Straight to the point, no fluff. I learned something today.
Thank you I plan to put this to the test often this summer!!!🙂
I used your tips to get a 🍉 today. It was the sweetest watermelon I ever got myself. Thank you so much for sharing. 😋😋
at last someone's advice , short, informative and to the point ! I did not even have to speed up the vid x 1.75 , Many thanks
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN YOU JUST LOVE UA-cam
Thank you! I will never pick a bad one again!!!
I sure do appreciate this gentleman thank you I’ll definitely remember your tips☺️
Thank you so much. As Summer approaches, this information is just what I needed!
I have heard many different things from people and I never really knew. Needed to learn that. Thank you!
Great tips shared in brief! Thanks!!
Nothing quite so satisfying as juicy ripe Melons!
Been thumping my watermelons for years. People tried telling me that is not how you pick one. Just got told it was right here! Thank you for the tips!!!😁
Thank you my man, I was looking for this kind of video.
All bow to the watermelon king.
Thank you for an informative video!
I tried your technique! It’s amazing! It’s one of the sweetest and most delicious watermelon I’ve had in years! Thank you!
Wonderful! Glad it worked!
Best watermelon buying tips ever! Thanks so much!
I've talked to tons of produce clerks, and watched countless videos on this subject. The best advice are: #1 pick one that feels heavy for it's size... this by far has been the best and consistent method I've found. This goes along the lines of having more sugar/water content than one of similar size, but weigh less. #2, look for water melons with "scars" on them which is exuding sugar (dried thick black sugar/sap). I've not heard about the yellow spot, other than that's the part that sits on the ground (smaller the better, but being yellow - ripe makes sense, with white = unripe).
For most fruits, heavy for the size applies. Especially for citrus and other water heavy fruits. If it's something that you bite into and is juice, the heavy for the size thing is likely to work.
Totally agreed. I would pick the small yellow spot ones too, so sunshine reached more areas on them. The big yellow spots don't taste as good as they always sit on the ground behind the sun.
They just want you to pay more
seedless is not GMO (genetic modified). seedless is genetic engineered.
Oh, thank you soooo much!! I could never pick a good melon until now!