@cruncheh9917

i hate to be that guy, but as someone who has worked in the produce industry for all my life, i can say with a good degree of certainty, that most of this is just old myths. yes, a yellow sunspot is a good indicator of a sweeter melon, its had more time to properly ripen and is probably a local product, meaning it was picked closer to ripeness than imported or shipped melons (dont go for lighter sunspots, those might just be blemishes and could mean nothing). as for about everything else, just a bunch of stuff our mothers and fathers came up with to make themselves seem a bit more competent in their fruit picking skills lol. the best way to tell if a watermelon will be sweeter than average or not is simply by cutting it, everything else is a guessing game. look for a longer, not wider, melon, with a decent sunspot and not too many blemishes (they dont come from pollinators or "sugar leaking out", they come from shipping and superficial damage) and when you cut into it, if it is ready to split wide open from the first cut, you made a good choice. if its too dense or doesnt want to split, you might have a mostly-water melon lol

@electraperrin

Love pickling the rinds too! Brown sugar, white vinegar, water. My grandma used to make like a treat. Theres probably not anymore vitamins in it than the ripeness but it's similar to a cucumber

@therapturesoon

To pick a good watermelon make sure the sun spot is yellow, the part where it was removed from the stem is brown and knock on it for a hollow sound

@imgabiireyes

i just knock on it and if it sound hollow that’s the one i get. if it sounds full it has more water than sugar.

@debbie2211

She’s Not Wrong Guys!🥰

@tracibrown5872

Your original video has me/my family eating 4 flawless watermelons a week. Thank you so very much

@epeters6933

Buy seeded not seedless. That how you pick a sweet 🍉

@Harishsatyadev3922

"Come closer" 😂❤

@dianecross7307

What most people don't know is a lot of grocery stores will give u another one for free if the one u buy is no good.  HEB always lets us hav another one no charge 😊

@DaveK0526

Thanks!

@queensuzanna1031

Love sweet Watermelon 🌿🌷🌿🍉

@tifu678

When she said come closer like that ….. I almost did!

@ereka_vetrini

Great tips! I'll keep this in mind for summer!

@jtg1465

THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing this! I was just at Trader Joe’s earlier today (in NYC), and one of the workers and I were trying to figure out how to pick the sweetest one! Luckily, we remembered the part about looking for the “big yellow spot,” but I literally didn’t know the other indicators of the bee pollination + sugar markings until your video just now! Truly appreciate you sharing your family’s knowledge with us!🙏

@happypappy5808

Excellent tips.

@b0bby9

I thought I was just at new comments when I realized this was new, and I never realized you had to be very precise when your getting the best watermelon.

@masondixon2675

I think you made it look sweeter than it really was.

@NolaDeb

I learned this from a New Orleans produce vendor back in the 1980's. 

1 - Use a straw - from a broom, or a drinking straw.

2 - Lay the straw across the middle of the watermelon.

3 - When the straw spins or turns - that is a sweet melon.

It really works. Tried and true method for 40+ years!

@TheGlamorousLifeofNae

This looks so yummy! 😍🍉

@justinvieira82

Your beauty and health are a reflection of your food choices. Keep it up.