Anyone else having a good watermelon season this year? The ones we have
been getting have been exceptionally good compared to last year's crop
(last year we had a drought).

Most of ours are grown in South Texas in the Rio Grande Valley. Prices
are a bit higher (about $1 to $2 each) than last year, though.

George L

George Leppla wrote:
>
>Anyone else having a good watermelon season this year? The ones we have
>been getting have been exceptionally good compared to last year's crop
>(last year we had a drought).
>
>Most of ours are grown in South Texas in the Rio Grande Valley. Prices
>are a bit higher (about $1 to $2 each) than last year, though.

I've been buying those seedless basketball sized ones (my favorite
size). They fit in the fridge and I can eat them before they rot.
They've been very good and even though they say seedless there are
still some seeds but very few, mostly those tender undeveloped white
seeds. I've been paying $3 each at Walmart, sticker says grown in
Georgia. They're the same price as last year... watermelon has a
relatively short shelf life so if priced high the farmers/retailers
will have to eat them. I toss the rinds outdoors under a particular
tree, the critters eat them.

On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:11:59 -0400, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

>George Leppla wrote:
>>
>>Anyone else having a good watermelon season this year? The ones we have
>>been getting have been exceptionally good compared to last year's crop
>>(last year we had a drought).
>>
>>Most of ours are grown in South Texas in the Rio Grande Valley. Prices
>>are a bit higher (about $1 to $2 each) than last year, though.
>
>I've been buying those seedless basketball sized ones (my favorite
>size). They fit in the fridge and I can eat them before they rot.
>They've been very good and even though they say seedless there are
>still some seeds but very few, mostly those tender undeveloped white
>seeds. I've been paying $3 each at Walmart, sticker says grown in
>Georgia. They're the same price as last year... watermelon has a
>relatively short shelf life so if priced high the farmers/retailers
>will have to eat them. I toss the rinds outdoors under a particular
>tree, the critters eat them.

I've been getting those as well. Costco sells them 2 for $5.99. I
peel the entire melon and then cut in quarters and then slice each
quarter crosswise. The entire melon fits nicely into a plastic
refrigerator box I have. Having half inch thick slices of watermelon
ready in the fridge for a snack is really handy and the melon
disappears in a day or so. Love that size melon.
Janet US

George Leppla > wrote:

>Anyone else having a good watermelon season this year? The ones we have
>been getting have been exceptionally good compared to last year's crop
>(last year we had a drought).

Actually, I was just thinking the other day that this year's crop was
worse than the last few. Last year I never got a bad one. This year
I've been fooled 3 times. [out of about 10] 2 under-ripe-- and one
over-ripe.

I only buy them when a nice one catches my eye-- then I sort through
for the best by color, heft, and hollowness.

The last one we had was very good-- but not very red. When I cut it
open I was pretty sure it would be tasteless, but it was nice and
sweet.

The best one we've had was actually hollow in the center-- the outside
was perfect, but the flesh was splitting inside. Never saw one do
that. I've been figuring it was the drought, but I see others are
having better luck.

>
>Most of ours are grown in South Texas in the Rio Grande Valley. Prices
>are a bit higher (about $1 to $2 each) than last year, though.

We're still paying $4-6 for the basketball sized 'seedless' in upstate
NY. about the same as last year.

Jim

George Leppla wrote:

> Anyone else having a good watermelon season this year?


Shelley is trying to develop a booby-shaped watermelon. Would you buy
that for a dollar?

On 8/23/2012 9:20 AM, George Leppla wrote:
> Anyone else having a good watermelon season this year? The ones we have
> been getting have been exceptionally good compared to last year's crop
> (last year we had a drought).
>
> Most of ours are grown in South Texas in the Rio Grande Valley. Prices
> are a bit higher (about $1 to $2 each) than last year, though.
>
> George L


We are having a terrible drought in the Rio Grande Valley, but the
melons are grown on irrigated farms. I buy them off a truck.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:20:33 -0500, George Leppla
> wrote:

>Anyone else having a good watermelon season this year? The ones we have
>been getting have been exceptionally good compared to last year's crop
>(last year we had a drought).
>
>Most of ours are grown in South Texas in the Rio Grande Valley. Prices
>are a bit higher (about $1 to $2 each) than last year, though.
>
>George L


Incredible watermelons this year.