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Originally Posted by craigster59
The red seedless is what my Wife loves. Not the personal size, basketball size.
Has to be USA, preferably grown in Yuma, Az. Mexico are a huge disappointment, watery with no taste.
I finally found them today. Not Az grown but Texas. But they have the look. Round (female, oval are male) with the yellow area with good "scratch marks" (many bees pollinated the blossom).
That's the trick. No sniffing, no thumping. Trust me, I've tossed many a melon because it didn't pass Wifey's QC taste test.
And have the G'kids try it sprinkled with Tajin. That's how the "cool people" eat it!
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One of my friends owns a family farm 1/4 section. He just grows hay for his cattle most of the time. He had someone lease the land to grow watermelons. They had a bumper crop. The family that leased the land picked all the watermelons they could stand to pick. They called him and said the were done, and paid the final lease payment. He drove out into the field, and filled up his van and gave away all he could to friends. I got three. He then let his cattle into that part of the field, and used a sledge hammer to break open the remaining melons. He said the cattle were very happy to eat the rest of them. He had a great photo of one cow with a red face covered in watermelon.