How To Choose The Right Watermelon

Appearance:

Watermelon should be firm, symmetrical and free of major bruises or scars. Some minor scratches are okay, however. Ripe watermelons should also be dark green in color.

Sound:

Tap the Watermelon with your fingers. A high pitched sound means it is tight, not soft and ripe.The dull, thump thump sound means it is soft, more full of water and more ripe.

Size:

The ripest watermelons have the most water. And since watermelons are 92 percent water, your watermelon should be relatively heavy for its size.

Yellow Spot:

If there is white or greenish spot on the watermelon it is not ripe enough. It is a wrong choice.

Turn your watermelon over and check out its bottom, which should have a creamy yellow spot. This is where the watermelon sat on the ground while it soaked up the sun at the farm.

Marks:

Spidery brown marks on the skin also indicates sweetness.If you see a watermelon cut in half and big cracks in the flesh, it indicate its sweetness.

Harder:

Select the one that is rock hard, more the harder more the sweeter.

Tiny Holes:

Look for tiny holes in a concentrated spot in the watermelon,that is where the bees have tried to get into the melons due to their sweetness.And it is a good indicator for you to choose the riped watermelon rightly.