Your guide to picking the best watermelon at the store
August 9, 2026Updated: August 9, 2026, 11:21 am EDTPublished: August 9, 2026, 10:36 am EDT

Learn how to pick the perfect watermelon from the bin by giving it a slap and listening for the "right" note. Here’s why hot, sunny weather makes melons sweeter, how rain can ruin the flavor and why the yellow "field spot" proves your melon ripened the right way.

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