How to Pick the Perfect Watermelon

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  • @RowdyRoddyManhammer
    @RowdyRoddyManhammer ปีที่แล้ว +411

    The best watermelon I have ever had was bought at a Black Cat fireworks stand somewhere north of Mobile, Al. I was 13 when I had it, 30 year later, I can still taste it.

    • @PufakCo
      @PufakCo ปีที่แล้ว +28

      True. I had the best watermelon many years ago and since then watermelon is no longer the same for me.

    • @RowdyRoddyManhammer
      @RowdyRoddyManhammer ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@PufakCo Same.

    • @straybullitt
      @straybullitt ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I think that when they took the seeds out, they ruined the watermelons! 🍉
      🤷‍♂️

    • @RaffyMaBoi
      @RaffyMaBoi ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@straybullittyep, gotta have trade offs. But you can still find ones with seeds

    • @kellyclark7517
      @kellyclark7517 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Im sure it was a "legit" beautiful watermelon with seeds!!!
      It's so crazy one man kind of gets their hands on things and has the greatest capacity to fuck things up like doing whatever to make things GMO and remove the seeds .....
      I'm glad you got a good melon for you and your family ❤️❤️❤️

  • @buckieharrison7176
    @buckieharrison7176 ปีที่แล้ว +266

    Thumping Watermelons is how my grandpa taught me to do it. That hollow sound never lies. It works everytime.

    • @BeverleyMiller_
      @BeverleyMiller_ ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mine also...I still miss him & remember his voice & his kind gentle character...along with his cigars that he would ask me to go purchase for him🥰 And yes, I was allowed to purchase his tobacco & a quart of beer! In Illinois, the kids would go to the back of the tavern, as they were called, to buy a gallon jug...wish I could recall the cost, but is was only a handful of change🥴 Difficult to believe how this world has changed😳

    • @dtcarpediem
      @dtcarpediem ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Exactly that’s how my mom taught me, I know her mom taught her and I’m quite sure my grandmoms mom taught her lol. They all were raised in a small city in VA and not just with watermelon but with just life lessons in general I learned a lot from folks down there especially from my grandma 🙌🏾🙏🏾

    • @buckieharrison7176
      @buckieharrison7176 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dtcarpediemand @miles_8607 I appreciate everyone sharing your personal stories with me. Reading them makes me smile and takes me back to when I was just a kid because I know exactly what yall are talking about. Im the only one left out of all my family except for a few cousins. Its hard cause once these people are gone the knowledge and the way they taught us go with them. Its certainly not forgotten as long as we carry it with us and share it with others.I love being able to share those things with other people especially if its something that helps them or they can pass on to theyre children. The worlds changing and its up to people like us to make sure the things our people learned and passed to us are passed on to the ones who will be here after us. Thanks for sharing your stories with me.

    • @yerneedsry
      @yerneedsry ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BeverleyMiller_ yep I remember when I was about 9 yrs old, I would go to corner store with a note from my mom to buy her cigarettes, boy times have changed.

    • @murphyr31
      @murphyr31 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It doesn’t work EVERYTIME ….. I buy two to three watermelons a week during the season and there’s not one consistent feature to rely upon.

  • @kB5TVP
    @kB5TVP ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Sir, you seem so trustworthy! Im here for it!
    I always go by color. Less stripes and the darker the green is the sweetest. Those solid dark green ones are by far the sweetest! We had about 10 this season and out of all 10.... the solid green was 5 star! ❤ from East Texas

  • @corbandallas1905
    @corbandallas1905 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I miss Albertson’s. I remember getting a free cookie every time my parents would take me shopping. Then we’d go to HEB to recycle our cans outside and get some cash. San Antonio was fun in the 80’s

  • @GAPeach58
    @GAPeach58 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    He dug the heart (sweet spot) right out of the center with that spoon! 🍉 My mother used to yell at me when I did that. It's the best part!! 🍉🍉🍉🍉

  • @markive9907
    @markive9907 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    That’s just how I picked my wife 😂❤38 yrs later sweetest girl ever 👍

    • @Sunsworn
      @Sunsworn ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You punched her and rubbed her spot?:

    • @Jcoleman21084
      @Jcoleman21084 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      HA!!! I need to walk around Thumpin women on the head to find That hollow sound so I Know she's a Sweet one. Lol.

    • @MrBabyStokes
      @MrBabyStokes ปีที่แล้ว +3

      She’s put a gun to your head and made you type that huh

    • @thomass789
      @thomass789 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Your wife was sitting next to you and forced you to type that.

  • @gerardguida7727
    @gerardguida7727 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I see that little Doggie Tale waiting for his SLICE...❤🎉

  • @LinkRocks
    @LinkRocks ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I knew about the hollow sound, but not about the stem. Thanks for the tip, Ken!

    • @CowboyKentRollins
      @CowboyKentRollins  ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Glad to help

    • @bmo14lax
      @bmo14lax 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same for pumpkins with the stem.

  • @stevenserna910
    @stevenserna910 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I also use the Tink-tink/Thump-thump method. But also it depends on where the store gets the melons.
    In Dallas where I live, our produce can come from anywhere, but the store I frequent gets theirs from the Rio Grande Valley.
    I also look at the yellow spot where it was laying on the ground, and the stem cut. Remember, once that stem is cut, that Mellon will not get any sweeter than what it already is. I look for dry stems but not dry, n' sunk-in stem nubs. It means, that Mellon is a oldie, but not a goodie. It will only ferment and develop that "swampy stankiness".
    They kinda had'da bad watermelon season in the RGV, this year, and the prices are so high, I can only afford maybe 1 watermellon every 3 weeks now.
    I don't mind the seeds though. They are annoying but the Mellons are sweeter. IMO.

    • @kevinnelson198
      @kevinnelson198 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice I grew up in San Isidro and the best melons I had ever, where as a kid there.

  • @Wqghfxz
    @Wqghfxz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nothing is more beautiful than the watermelon crop when you seeing big heads laying around is a beautiful view

  • @douglasradowick508
    @douglasradowick508 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ken, thanks for the great tips pn getting the best watermelon in a store and what to look for! Doug

  • @eldenrivas7842
    @eldenrivas7842 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    My family used to grow watermelons in El Salvador when I was a kid. We would carry them a couple of miles or so as kids to sell on the side of the road. Nothing like some home grown watermelon on a hot summer day.

    • @CowboyKentRollins
      @CowboyKentRollins  ปีที่แล้ว +11

      That is for sure

    • @fishbone1145
      @fishbone1145 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Growing mine now check them out on my page

  • @dawnmichelle4403
    @dawnmichelle4403 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have heard of a lot of different tricks to buying a good watermelon, but I learned something new today! 💕🍉

  • @jimsmith4643
    @jimsmith4643 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Been a big fan since the Sprite potatoes story. Hope to see more from you.

  • @geoffkeller5337
    @geoffkeller5337 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great advice! Thank you guys! Hope the pups enjoyed some of this as well.

  • @michaelsessums
    @michaelsessums ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That’s exactly how my granddad taught me to pick ‘em. Sweet and perfect every time. Thanks for sharing!

  • @pamb440
    @pamb440 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best watermelon I’ve ever had comes from the farmers market right down the street from my house in Dublin Ohio. I bet I’ve visited that market over a thousand times over the past 23 summers of living here. Sweet corn and peaches are also a big hit with my family so I get a ton of those as well. They don’t last long at my house, lol. I’m so grateful for this market. I have family in Tulsa OK and that’s the first place we go when they come to visit in the summer.

  • @Slowrollinlow1962
    @Slowrollinlow1962 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    There are some people that always put a smile on my face .........

  • @larrymiller672
    @larrymiller672 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My grandpa raised/grew melins since 1929.He showed me the stem twist method for ripeness.The first twist turned brown indicated a ripe melon.He always cut the melon leaving couple inches of the stem attached.Them straight stemmed melins were left to mature.Other dealers half assed their melins with/without stems Mixed sizes and inconsistent.

  • @9a3eedi
    @9a3eedi ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I see that Mr. Kent is a fellow watermelon student, eats watermelon with a spoon just like the master Tom Willet

    • @straybullitt
      @straybullitt ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It is the only civilized way to eat watermelon. 🍉

    • @alletsorodsb2197
      @alletsorodsb2197 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@straybullitt100% agreed 🎉

  • @Peregrine60
    @Peregrine60 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you Mr. Rollins for all your wonderful memories and videos of cooking experience. Ice so learned so much from watching your channel. Can u do another chicken fried steak and gravy video. That's my favorite thing. God bless you for all you do.

  • @crovax17
    @crovax17 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Get a a spoon full like you did and a fresh lemon and squeeze some lemon juice on it if you want to most quenching thing you ever tasted. So good😊

  • @jamesconner3437
    @jamesconner3437 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The taste of watermelons , cucumbers, and a host of others are really a reflection of the type soil and timing of water (rain) during their most sensitive growth. My grandad turned his melons at a certain size and swore that was one secret.

  • @InsideKarensHead
    @InsideKarensHead ปีที่แล้ว +10

    i always look for the bee stings in the watermelon...those have always been so yummmy.

    • @bigrayskitchen6803
      @bigrayskitchen6803 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You can spot bee strings in a melon??

    • @corbinhbucknerjr558
      @corbinhbucknerjr558 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bigrayskitchen6803 Makes me wonder how the melon made the bee mad.

  • @billy4227
    @billy4227 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The yellow field spot should be large, both stem stumps brown and thumping yields a full, watery reverb.

  • @muzchan2354
    @muzchan2354 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    love the procedure to pick up the good one. we had pumpkins growing and first few of em growing from the motherplant got huge dmg from hail early on, which left big marks on the outside bark but the motherplant was strong enough to heal the damage from hail impacts in no time, it did left marks here and there but nothing to worry about, still got some of them hailed down come backers in the storage. what really is important is stem and flowerbud check and also the layaround/sunburn spots.
    great job there.

  • @J-Tiger7
    @J-Tiger7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    If you’re ever in Mississippi, find Smith Co watermelons.. the best!

    • @Manicpool
      @Manicpool ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was going to mention that.

  • @uttredbemberg-kb3dr
    @uttredbemberg-kb3dr ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is truly a remarkable an awesome helpful tip
    I had a hard time trying to figure out which one is the best thank you Kent

  • @sammartinez8084
    @sammartinez8084 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks again for the info my friend 👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @philt5782
    @philt5782 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love watermelon season!! And sweetcorn season!

  • @lanoosaurusrex
    @lanoosaurusrex ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for this video! I remember my mom used to tap watermelons when picking them out, but I don’t remember how she did it and because she died when I was young, I never got to ask her. Makes sense now :)

  • @danoesq2
    @danoesq2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Contrast of the yellow ground spot and the green is a good test.

  • @brandonbanks4394
    @brandonbanks4394 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Come to Georgia. We got you covered

  • @johnchambers1380
    @johnchambers1380 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    As a trucker who's hauled melons, a lot of those big cardboard crates have melons from the same field, same day, same time, same load.

    • @mikematta9053
      @mikematta9053 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Done many of them loads

    • @Verónica-n8p
      @Verónica-n8p 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow!!😊

    • @Verónica-n8p
      @Verónica-n8p 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@mikematta9053wow!!😊

  • @Cheetoflake
    @Cheetoflake ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My ma wanted to drink a watermelon slush, so I got to try and pick out a watermelon with this method. Thank you, Mr. Kent!

  • @barbarac8422
    @barbarac8422 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I won't buy a "seedless" watermelon, either. In addition to your other points, I've found that the seeded ones are far sweeter, juicier, and tastier than the seedless. 🍉🍉🍉

    • @lordsams
      @lordsams 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      And you can replant them

  • @stevenpatsatsis4060
    @stevenpatsatsis4060 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks Mr Kent !! Beautiful Watermelon right there sir !!

  • @blasi1800
    @blasi1800 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This guy has been around forever, I think he’s like 82-83 years old by now! Keep it up!

  • @andrestoolbox8482
    @andrestoolbox8482 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He knows exactly what he's talking about 👍🏾

  • @sincerdagain6060
    @sincerdagain6060 ปีที่แล้ว

    As a old Florida boy that grew up thumping melons i agree 100% listen for the hollow sound for the best melons.
    My Dad used to take a broom straw and put it diagonally across the melon then say watch this if the melon is ripe the straw will line itself up with the lines in the watermelon 🍉, and sure enough the straw would move and line up with the lines in the watermelon every time.
    Little did i know as a kid my Dad was ever so slightly blowing on the broom straw. To be honest i never knew it was a trick until well into my adulthood.😅😅

  • @DianaLaFleur-q3u
    @DianaLaFleur-q3u ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh alright cowboy Kent, looks so good❤

  • @user-ty3vb9mm8i
    @user-ty3vb9mm8i 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Kent, When i worked in a grocery store in my Teen Years an older farmer told me the same thing especially the hollow sound! Customers wanted me to pick the watermelon for them cause i got so good at pickin them out! They said it was the best melon they ever had! Sorry to hear about THE BEAG! I know the feeling . i had a beagle that looked a lot like Duke .They are family! It rips your heart Out!!

  • @cyndyfh6480
    @cyndyfh6480 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have always picked a perfect watermelon using this method my Great Grandfather taught us
    1. fine the one that has yellowish large spots which means it wasn’t picked to early and has ripened on the vine
    2. Any extra type brown vain marks on the melon will mean it’s ripe too
    3. Thumping it for a hallow sound
    I have picked out the best melons for over 50 years 👍

  • @jerryrobbins5013
    @jerryrobbins5013 ปีที่แล้ว

    a broomstraw will never let you down picking out a watermelon

  • @adamtribbett3294
    @adamtribbett3294 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you I was going for dense. We would grow melons every season. We would break them open during the morning,eat the center and and let our animals feast, the horses loved it the most.

  • @fredburban8219
    @fredburban8219 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great shopping advice.

  • @jokermebad31
    @jokermebad31 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love a good watermelon. They're the best and juicy. 🍉😋

  • @thecincinnatikid6227
    @thecincinnatikid6227 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kent, my father who grew up on a farm taught me a trick to find the best watermelon, and that was you also thump it, but also take a wheat straw and lay it crosswise on top of the melon, and if it turns perpendicular to it it’s a good one

    • @CowboyKentRollins
      @CowboyKentRollins  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep we used to do that with a straw from a broom

  • @ArizonaGhostriders
    @ArizonaGhostriders ปีที่แล้ว

    Great tip!

  • @TheRealdeel73
    @TheRealdeel73 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm growing my own I hope they turn out this good.

  • @inthejcurve7968
    @inthejcurve7968 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a Border Collie that absolutely loved watermelon’s.
    She was a great dog, and she loved watermelon.

  • @CatsOrangeAndGrey
    @CatsOrangeAndGrey 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sandía has always been my favorite!

  • @Duschbag
    @Duschbag ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks Kent... you da man.

  • @Micromegas78-zw4iz
    @Micromegas78-zw4iz ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We all need more of those oldies knowledge.

    • @billybob-ro6qf
      @billybob-ro6qf 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      common sense really. today's youth sadly lost all common sense

  • @terryallen9546
    @terryallen9546 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So that's what a watermelon rancher looks like.

  • @janiterinadrum1627
    @janiterinadrum1627 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This dude knows what he’s talking about. I ordered some of that seasoning salt stuff that he had for sale and it’s the best stuff I’ve ever had in my life. I’ve ordered it twice since then…. way better than Tony’s or your regular seasoning salt. It’s got something extra. It’s good on meat vegetables, rice rice, chicken pork it doesn’t matter it’s everything except Jell-O and cornflakes.

  • @kevinshorter5861
    @kevinshorter5861 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for telling us about the water melon too!!!

  • @brentwentfishing
    @brentwentfishing ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the info, Kent!

  • @manuelmanterola7070
    @manuelmanterola7070 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    awesome tips Ken, thanks!

  • @sarahdeason493
    @sarahdeason493 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great titorial .. Love this gentleman .. Wish I had some of that delicious Watermelon ..

  • @haroldtakahashi8875
    @haroldtakahashi8875 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    💛...miss the spitting' seeds...

    • @kellyclark7517
      @kellyclark7517 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you brought legitimate watermelons from back in the day before mankind, put their paws on it, and fucked with the fruit......... you would have seeds that you could spit❤️
      There are still water melons out there like that !!!!!!!

    • @kellyclark7517
      @kellyclark7517 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      All fruits should have seeds!!!

    • @oldchunkofcoal2774
      @oldchunkofcoal2774 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@kellyclark7517 Do some research on what wild natural watermelons are like and you'll realize how ridiculous and hypocritical your comment is.

  • @keithbartholomew9433
    @keithbartholomew9433 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I usually take my black friend to the grocery store.. For some reason he's really good at picking out a watermelon 😂😂

  • @itsokiluvu9094
    @itsokiluvu9094 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mr Kent I have stumbled across your channel and I am very interested in the things you teach and share. Thank you for that

  • @tweetyleet2093
    @tweetyleet2093 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey where been im glad your back. nice to see your videos.

    • @CowboyKentRollins
      @CowboyKentRollins  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We are here every week, Wednesday at @230 central new video, thanks for watching

    • @tweetyleet2093
      @tweetyleet2093 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CowboyKentRollins thanks for letting me know and will do🤗 looking forward.

  • @nrolled2888
    @nrolled2888 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Hot Tip: Make sure the spot on the side looks like butter, not mayo.

  • @THOMAS_VANN
    @THOMAS_VANN ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this man

  • @margaretporkolab7166
    @margaretporkolab7166 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I was a watermelon picker for my family farm. I used to listen for the hollowness sound before taking them off the vine. Plus look at the colour.

  • @jimjackson5544
    @jimjackson5544 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If I was a teenager with a limited attention span, then I might like this 'Short' format. But, then again I would probably turn to Tic Tok NOT TH-cam. However, since I am an adult with a Normal attention span I tend to avoid Tic Tok. I also can't imagine why TH-cam feels that they MUST compete with a Chinese company which is heavily restricted in it's own country and convince it's creators to gear down their content just to attract young teens, You are better than that, well, at least I thought that you were!!!

  • @aussieredneck818
    @aussieredneck818 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’ve been doing the same here in the land down under. 👍

  • @derekjackson3990
    @derekjackson3990 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sir! Please make more videos like this!!!!
    I’m always too embarrassed to ask for help to pick out fruit at the store. Also I’m not sure most people even know.
    Thank you sir I at least know how to pick a watermelon.

  • @yangr5481
    @yangr5481 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Always go for the ones with the black "bee stings"

  • @JackVegetables18
    @JackVegetables18 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I picked a nice watermelon to take on my camping trip this weekend

  • @TheGoat-lp8ex
    @TheGoat-lp8ex 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My favorite fruit thanks Pops 🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉

  • @hollyrose1505
    @hollyrose1505 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you! We’ve bought horrible watermelon 🍉 the last few years. Now ik what to do. 👍🏼

  • @KarenSummerlin-j5n
    @KarenSummerlin-j5n ปีที่แล้ว

    I am from AL. I start with farm location label. FL, GA, AL, MS, KY, & SC. I won't buy melons from any other state or country. Always got icky ones from northern states and Mexico. I check for yellow marks, pollination marks and thump. I buy mostly from Publix because if you should ever get a bad melon they will replace it. Never had to get them to do that yet. Theirs are usually lip smackers. This year my favorite melons have come from SC. Coosaw Farms. Cantaloupe secret? Smell the tail. If you can smell sweetness thru to the other end, it's a keeper.

  • @anitaminor
    @anitaminor ปีที่แล้ว

    My favorite, could eat everyday. 😊😊

  • @ricklong3260
    @ricklong3260 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I Just love this guy 💜

  • @chucklillard1243
    @chucklillard1243 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im glad you did this. It confirmed my assumption of thumpin' melons.

  • @dwreal1717
    @dwreal1717 ปีที่แล้ว

    Down here in Texas, we determine they are ready to pick when the stem is dry enough to crack. That is a least a week or 2 after the grocers pick them.

  • @R.A.Nobell
    @R.A.Nobell ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looking good!

  • @kingrueben1211
    @kingrueben1211 ปีที่แล้ว

    The video I've waited for my whole life

  • @oddsbodkins9153
    @oddsbodkins9153 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Another way is take a straw from a broom...lay it on the mellon...if tge straw turns on its own...its a ripe mellon..if it sits still...its not ripe...this also works on cantelopes and pumpkins...give it a try...its awesome👍🍉

  • @JDaSonOfVoorhees
    @JDaSonOfVoorhees ปีที่แล้ว

    My momma showed me this as a kid because watermelon is delicious 🤤 I make a game out of it 😊

  • @bigtruckbrad
    @bigtruckbrad ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Ken. This is great information. How about a tutorial on picking cantaloupe? Cantaloupe choice is where I struggle.

  • @Mcc49Tlc37
    @Mcc49Tlc37 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My mouth is watering!

  • @Harris-h2h
    @Harris-h2h ปีที่แล้ว

    My grandfather used to take us to El Campo Texas to get watermelon. I think i am going to make that trip.

  • @Creaturemotorsport
    @Creaturemotorsport ปีที่แล้ว

    I miss grandpa and had no idea what to listen for when he thumped them melons. Thanks!

  • @erichill929
    @erichill929 ปีที่แล้ว

    As I found out in the past the more yellow on the bottom where it's at at had more time to ripen up on the vine the awful your Technique works too the denser sound is means as more right❤❤❤❤

  • @joannehaskew5398
    @joannehaskew5398 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thankyou for your knowledge

  • @robertaustin7757
    @robertaustin7757 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    yep . heading to get one now

  • @chaoarecool
    @chaoarecool ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I use how yellow the underside of the melon is

    • @bigreddog502
      @bigreddog502 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That's the only way, that thumping nonsense doesn't have much truth. But the yellow never lies

    • @LaVander-bl5ej
      @LaVander-bl5ej ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bigreddog502 You're absolutely wrong. That color method means that you don't know what you're talking about. My father was 1924i Mississippi, and grew them as well as sharecropping cotton, and the thump test always results in the best watermelon.
      Edit: that's like saying a red tomato is the best indicator of flavor (The inside of hothouse tomatoes are as white as chalk, with no flavor whatsoever)

    • @bigreddog502
      @bigreddog502 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@LaVander-bl5ej your father was an old goot that didn't know what he was talking about. They believed every wives tale they were told, just like you apparently 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @bigreddog502
      @bigreddog502 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@LaVander-bl5ej 27 people agree an only one moron ( you) says otherwise 😂😂😂 yeah just cus your daddy did something don't mean he knows shit either little boy, go set back at the little kids table

    • @Irishmachinegun
      @Irishmachinegun ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@LaVander-bl5ejol dad should have followed science junior, he didn't know crap just like you

  • @nicolasflores9047
    @nicolasflores9047 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love you Kent.❤

  • @biggz36
    @biggz36 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This the guy off bbq showdown season 3

  • @justinbeach2095
    @justinbeach2095 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I spent a lot of time picking watermelons growing up in Northeast Arkansas

  • @amandaspencer1304
    @amandaspencer1304 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Look at the spot where it lies on the ground and take the watermelon that has the most orange spot. You'll never go wrong.

  • @Tacticaltig68
    @Tacticaltig68 ปีที่แล้ว

    Kent , do you prefer seedless or seeded watermelons?? Seedless are gmo modified fruits so I try to avoid them. Just a little advice that I try to provide.
    Haven’t had a good watermelon since moving to Florida. I miss the garden vegetables and fruits from back home in gods country. Just an all around better taste. I think the salty air and soil in Florida isn’t good for vegetables. Keep sharing great food ideas. 👏👏👏👏

  • @Tom-jq8kf
    @Tom-jq8kf ปีที่แล้ว

    You're a cool ol' guy!
    I like you and sure would love to try that melon 👍🏻

  • @gailsfoodandstuff
    @gailsfoodandstuff ปีที่แล้ว

    great little short there. good info!

  • @oddsbodkins9153
    @oddsbodkins9153 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another way is to take a broom straw..lay it on the mellon...if it spins..the mellon is ripe...if it doesnt move...its not ready yet...this works also on cantelopes...and pumpkins👍🍉🎃

  • @shashanksangekar6276
    @shashanksangekar6276 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome 👍🏼... Thank you. Sir