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ASK THE EXPERTS: DOES WATERMELON TASTE BETTER IN THE SUMMER?

SARAH T. FROM CHICAGO, IL ASKS: I eat watermelon all year long, but there’s just something a little better about…

SECOND SLICE: DO YOU THUMP YOUR WATERMELON?

Some people thump their watermelons and some people don’t. (For the record, I don’t.) But it’s an interesting topic, so…

RECIPE: WATERMELON CRUNCH SALSA

I’m the kind of guy who can’t eat chips without some sort of dip to go with them. There, I…

HOW TO CARVE: WATERMELON LEGOS

When I was a kid, I loved Legos. Give me a bin of those things, and I could build pretty…

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION UPDATE: PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT (SORT OF)

My New Year’s resolution this year is to compete in a watermelon eating contest. I’ve identified the contest and interviewed…

IT’S AN APPLE, IT’S A WATERMELON, IT’S AN…APPLEMELON?

Hybrid fruits are nothing new. For example, the “nectaplum” is a cross between a nectarine and a plum. What you…

APRIL PRIZE: WHAT WOULD YOU FILL THIS WATERMELON TUMBLER WITH?

Lately, the prizes here on the watermelon blog have focused on drinks (watermelon water in January and watermelon-flavored drops in…

SECOND SLICE: HOW LONG WILL MY WATERMELON LAST?

Even though it doesn’t happen often that I have “extra” watermelon lying around in my fridge for more than a…

RECIPE: WATERMELON RIND, CARROT AND PINEAPPLE SLAW

It’s no secret that watermelon is my favorite fruit (after all, I am “The Watermelon Guy”), but if I had…

THE 2014 WATERMELON FESTIVAL CALENDAR (WHICH ONE WILL YOU ATTEND?)

Another spring and summer is upon us, which means it’s watermelon festival season. As I do every year, I’ve taken…