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SEPTEMBER POLL: WHAT’S THE MOST YOU’D PAY FOR WATERMELON?

A reader recently wrote to the What About Watermelon experts with the following dilemma: I live in Iowa and LOVE watermelon. I have a sugar addiction and this summer I ate about 1/4 watermelon a day and lost 20 pounds. (And I didn’t have much to lose cause I’m a daily runner and biker.) I have … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER PRIZE: THE WATERMELON CANISTER SET

Congrats to Leslie M., for winning our August prize (the watermelon flash drive). I’m sure she can put it to good use and make her friends jealous at the same time. For our September prize, I went from the computer to the kitchen and choose the set of three ceramic canisters shaped like … [Read more...]

ASK THE EXPERTS: CAN I PLANT A WATERMELON SEED?

In this recurring column, our panel of watermelon experts answer a question posed through our “Ask the Experts” feature in the right hand sidebar. Feel free to ask your own question. All questions get a response and some will be featured here on What About Watermelon. MALICK FROM TRIPOLI (ALL THE … [Read more...]

DID YOU KNOW: WATERMELONS ARE HEALTHIER WHEN WARM

A friend forwarded me the following nugget of information the other day. Just when you think you know everything there is to know about watermelon, you learn something like this. It’s not necessarily a new revelation (though it is to me), but scientists from the USDA Agricultural Research Service … [Read more...]

RECIPE: WATERMELON CAKE

The great thing about this recipe is that it uses pieces of watermelon in the cake and watermelon juice in the frosting. And it also looks like watermelon when it’s sliced and served. The original recipe called for red food coloring in the frosting to make it red, which I guess works for the top … [Read more...]

BEHIND THE WATERMELON: THE ICE BOX

So far in our ongoing “Behind the Watermelon” series, we’ve learned about the yellow flesh watermelon. Today I thought I’d shed a little light on a popular variety known as the Ice Box. The round Ice Box is one of the smaller types of watermelon (5 to 15 pounds) and is available in varieties like … [Read more...]

ASK THE EXPERTS: HOW MANY WATERMELONS DO I NEED TO BUY?

IT’S THE “WHAT ABOUT WATERMELON” SEED SPITTIN’ CONTEST!

Watermelon seed spitting contests are held all over the world, but each year, at the Watermelon Thump festival in Luling, Texas, the best spitters in the nation come together for the World Championship Seed Spitting Contest. It’s a sight to behold, complete with TV cameras and a sizable crowd. In … [Read more...]

FEATURED PHOTO AND PET: BEAUTIFUL WEDGES AND ROMEO THE DOG

I’m big on watermelon images as my computer wallpaper. While everyone else has photos of family pets or their favorite sports team, I’m displaying images of juicy Desert Kings and Royal Jubilees. Oh well, to each his own. The image above is my current wallpaper. Has been for about two weeks now. I … [Read more...]