Picking out a good watermelon

Picking out a good watermelon

Anyone who buys a watermelon at the store knows you are taking a chance on what it will taste like. Will it be ripe enough, too ripe, not sweet enough, wilted, or will it be quite tasty? Susan Davis (Courtesy photo) When I grew on the farm with my siblings, we always had two large gardens. We had quite a few watermelon plants. I remember going out to the garden with a few of my siblings with the intention of picking a ripe watermelon. We knew th…