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ASK THE EXPERTS: THE PERFECT GIFT

MARY L. FROM TOPEKA, KANSAS ASKS: Hi Watermelon Guy! My mother LOVES watermelon stuff and since you’re a watermelon lover too I wanted to ask you… what’s a good watermelon gift for the watermelon lover who has everything?   Great question. I especially like it because it forces me to go … [Read more...]

VIDEO: GUINEA PIGS EATING WATERMELON

Here’s the next installment in a series of sickeningly sweet and cuddly videos posted here on What About Watermelon featuring animals and everyone’s favorite fruit. If kittens playing with watermelon, bulldogs eating watermelon or babies lounging around inside watermelon weren’t enough for you, I … [Read more...]

HOLIDAY RECIPE: FLUFFY WATERMELON SALAD

Just as the recipes I posted in November had Thanksgiving potential, this month’s recipes will be contenders for a holiday celebration, starting with this one. Don’t let the name fool you. It’s a salad from the same category that includes macaroni “salad” and potato “salad.” In my opinion, of all … [Read more...]

SECOND SLICE: WHICH ANIMALS LOVE WATERMELON THE MOST?

You’d be hard-pressed to find an animal that didn’t like watermelon. Its combination of sweetness and juiciness make it an ideal snack for just about any living creature (except goldfish… mine don’t seem to care for it). But there’s one animal that will go to great lengths to get its hands on some … [Read more...]

WATERMELON CHRISTMAS TREES

A friend forwarded me the photo above with the subject line “this looks like something you’d do!”. He was right, of course. This does look like something I’d do. It also looks like something I will do in the very near future. I may include ornaments of sprinkles and ribbons of icing for garland. Or … [Read more...]

ASK THE EXPERTS: FINDING WATERMELON IN THE OFF SEASON

MARK A. OF HELENA, MONTANA ASKS: My wife and I eat watermelon as an integral part of our diet. In season, here in Montana, we eat one 10-15-pound seedless melon each week! We love it. However, the season is short. I would like to extend our season and have watermelon in our home year round. Could … [Read more...]

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

This holiday season is especially nice for me because I have a little one at home for the first time. Despite what you might think, it’s surprisingly difficult to shop for a four-month old baby, but I’ll do my best. I might get her a new set of grilling utensils and a rechargeable drill. I’m still … [Read more...]

THIS YEAR IN WATERMELON: THE TOP WATERMELON STORIES OF 2010

This was a busy year, not just for me, but for the watermelon industry as well. So busy, in fact, that I’ve decided to recap the watermelon stories of 2010 here on What About Watermelon. If I’m missing any watermelon-related news that you feel should be on this list, let me know! 5. WALLY AMOS IS … [Read more...]

NEW YEAR’S RECIPES: RESOLUTIONS AND WATERMELON DRINKS

I make resolutions every year at this time, and every year I’m reminded that although I succeeded at keeping a few of the past year’s resolutions, I also failed to keep many more. (Case in point I never entered a watermelon seed spitting contest in 2010.) So this year, I resolve to make no New … [Read more...]