Melons with pointy ends may still be maturing and not as delicious, Egel said. Consumers who still want to thump the watermelon should listen closely when their finger flicks the fruit. "An unripe ...

A ripe watermelon will have a deep, hollow "plunk," while an unripe one will sound higher pitched and less resonant. The second clue lies in the watermelon's tendrils — those little curly bits ...

Watermelon, when ripe, can be a hydrating and nutritious summer snack. While unripe watermelon, too, can satiate your hunger and thirst, it may not be quite as nutritious, nor will it typically ...

Some people think the watermelon in Stanchi's painting may just be unripe or unwatered, but the black seeds in the painting suggest that it was, in fact, ripe. The hybrid produced the delicious ...