What About Watermelon?

ASK THE EXPERTS: THE MYSTERIOUS BLUE WATERMELON

In this recurring column, our panel of watermelon experts answer a question posed through our “Ask the Experts” feature in the right hand sidebar. Feel free to ask your own question. All questions get a response and some will be featured here on What About Watermelon. DEE ASKS: Probably twenty … [Read more...]

WATERMELON: A FRUIT OR A VEGETABLE?

I know many of you are probably thinking, “Duh, it’s a fruit!”, but you might be surprised to learn that many people classify it as a vegetable. Just ask the folks in Oklahoma, where watermelon is the official state vegetable. Being the fact finder that I am, I did some digging to get to the bottom … [Read more...]

THE MYSTERIOUS BLUE WATERMELON (PART 2)

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 … [Read more...]

RECIPE: WATERMELON PUDDING

I used to eat way more pudding when I was a kid than I do as an adult. I’m not sure why I ever stopped, because pudding is pretty darn tasty. So when I stumbled across this recipe for watermelon pudding, I knew I had to rekindle my love affair with the sweet, creamy dessert. I haven’t tried it … [Read more...]

HOW TO MAKE A WATERMELON BRAIN

As soon as I saw the photo above on a website, I knew that I had to carve my very own watermelon brain for a Halloween party I’ll be attending this weekend. But like everything lately, I ran out of time and I don’t think I’ll be able to put my carving skills to the test this week. So, I’ll do the … [Read more...]

GOT WATERMELON? I DO.

The fall season has definitely arrived in my neck of the woods. The foliage peaked a week or so ago and the leaves have begun piling up in lawns. But one thing many of you may have noticed is that the big cardboard bin of watermelons at your local grocery store has been replaced by a big cardboard … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER POLL: WHAT’S THE MOST YOU’D PAY FOR WATERMELON?

A reader recently wrote to the What About Watermelon experts with the following dilemma: I live in Iowa and LOVE watermelon. I have a sugar addiction and this summer I ate about 1/4 watermelon a day and lost 20 pounds. (And I didn’t have much to lose cause I’m a daily runner and biker.) I have … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER PRIZE: THE WATERMELON CANISTER SET

Congrats to Leslie M., for winning our August prize (the watermelon flash drive). I’m sure she can put it to good use and make her friends jealous at the same time. For our September prize, I went from the computer to the kitchen and choose the set of three ceramic canisters shaped like … [Read more...]

ASK THE EXPERTS: CAN I PLANT A WATERMELON SEED?

DID YOU KNOW: WATERMELONS ARE HEALTHIER WHEN WARM

A friend forwarded me the following nugget of information the other day. Just when you think you know everything there is to know about watermelon, you learn something like this. It’s not necessarily a new revelation (though it is to me), but scientists from the USDA Agricultural Research Service … [Read more...]