Because dragging a watermelon home and biting into a bland, mealy slice is the ultimate summer bummer. It’s difficult to describe the taste of watermelon, because nothing tastes quite like it. To me, ...

Peter Piper may have picked a peck of pickled peppers, but he skimped on sharing advice for picking the perfect watermelon. Luckily, with the help of a few culinary professionals, we’ve rounded up the ...

A good, sweet watermelon is a staple healthy summer snack, so it’s important to know how to pick a ripe one at the grocery store or the local farmers market. When it comes time to pick the perfect ...

Ever wonder how to pick the best watermelon out of the batch, simply by looking at it? At first blush such a notion would seem one of those unanswerable questions of the universe. But picking the ...

This article may contain affiliate links that Yahoo and/or the publisher may receive a commission from if you buy a product or service through those links. I love summer for a lot of reasons: the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Watermelon is the unofficial fruit mascot of summer in the U.S. Seeded, ...

Ever stood in front of a pile of watermelons at the market, tapping, sniffing, squinting, and still walked away with one that tasted like cucumber water? We can relate. Picking a ripe watermelon is a ...

The prime season for watermelon picking in Minnesota is mid-August through Labor Day, maybe a week or two after, depending on the season, he said. For those of us who can't sample melons in the field, ...

One of the grand traditions of our great nation is the summertime ritual of trying to figure out how to select the perfect watermelon. Granted, the ability to gaze upon a bin full of bright green ...

MAPLE PLAIN, Minn. — Summer is filled with mysteries. Case in point: Why can some people consistently pick the most flavorful, crisp watermelon for every picnic or potluck, while I invariably choose ...