Egel formerly worked for a watermelon seed company as a plant pathologist. "There are some things I look for when I go to the supermarket or roadside stand," Egel said. "With me, I downplay 'thumping' ...

You can tell a lot about a watermelon from the field spot on its skin. It marks the side on which the fruit rested on the ...

“In the field, overripe watermelons will have a vine that is mostly dead attached to them. Sometimes there will be sunburn (yellow on the top of the fruit) as the leaves that shade it die off ...

Unfortunately, as with many things in gardening, the answer is: It depends. A single watermelon plant can yield two to four melons per season on average, but many factors can impact watermelon ...