Last week, I wrote about my search for a blue watermelon, based on a reader question. Although the search was fruitless (yielding only one suspiciously doctored looking photo), I did also manage to find the striking photo above. Unlike the photo from the previous entry, this one is on-the-record as being doctored. What a shame.
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To bad it was doctored, it sure looks good. It is a shame too. Maybe someone’s scientific juices have been stirred and they will start experimenting on producing a blue watermelon. Time will tell, hopefully.
I’m holding out hope for a watermelon that changes colors like a mood ring or one of those gobstoppers that have different colored layers.
blue water melon is called the moon and stars watermelon you can by the seeds in many catalogs produces deep blue exterior and interior