Watermelon
Watermelons make a great summer snack and can be used for wonderful decorations!
Did you know:
- Watermelons range in color from white and yellow to the most common, pink and red.
- There are two varieties of watermelons, seeds or seedless. Each variety has the same amount of flavor.
- Watermelons should be stored in the refrigerator if at all possible up to 5 days.
- When buying a watermelon, pick out the one with the fewest dents, bruises and cuts.
- When using the open palm technique for ripeness, avoid melons with a high-pitched tone or a dead, thudding sound.
- Watermelons contain 10% of vitamin A, 15% of vitamin C, 2% of calcium and 2% of iron.
- Watermelons do not ripen any further once they are picked from the vine.
Heirloom Varieties
- Moon and Stars Watermelon is a legendary heirloom watermelon, which is thought to have originally been introduced in 1926 by Peter Henderson & Co. Seeds under the name of Sun, Moon and Stars Watermelon. This watermelon is a very unusual variety with a dark green rind that is speckled with bright yellow spots ranging from pin-hole sized to silver dollar sized, giving the impression of the night sky, the small specks resembling stars and the larger ones like moons, from which markings this variety takes its name
- White Wonder Watermelon is a beautiful and very rare watermelon variety with snow-white flesh that is so pale and transparent in color that it almost looks like ice! White Wonder also features a truly unique, sweet flavor that makes this variety absolutely perfect for gourmet fruit growers who have their sights set on the higher end of the market.
