• Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    You can’t beat a good watermelon, but 75% of the watermelons I’ve had weren’t a good one, so they can be a bit of a gamble.

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      11 months ago

      Same with honeydew. Once you have a perfect one, 90% are so disappointing. But that perfect one… Oh my!

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        11 months ago

        Yes a good honeydew melon earns its name! If you can smell them in the store they are usually good. Same with cantaloupe. If you can’t smell it don’t buy it.

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      11 months ago

      Some decades ago I bought Afghan watermelon seeds on a whim, wondering if it was notably different. Only 5 plants grew and only one viable fruit was produced. It was so unreasonably good and I had never previously enjoyed watermelon.