The Ground Spot
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189793)
Boise, Idaho
August 16, 2025 1:48pm CST
Isn't the watermelon a needed part of summer? If there isn't watermelon, it's just not summer. But did you know about the 'yellow spot' or 'the ground spot'? It is a yellowish spot underneath the watermelon that shows that it has laid in the sun and ripened. Of course, there is also that dull and hallow thud when tapped. And, if it is extra heavy for it's size. All those are how to tell if the watermelon is going to be good and juicy. It full of fiber and very good for us.
I have been enjoying watermelon all summer. I wish we could get a good canteloupe but I hate to even try. I've been disappointed too many times.
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
16 Aug
I haven't even seen any cantaloupes in Walmart this year. We like one once in a while...
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Aug
I haven't had a good one in so long.
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
16 Aug
@celticeagle With cantaloupes and muskmelons, you should be able to smell them and that's how you know it's ripe.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Aug
@DaddyEvil .......I smell them and also check the stem. If it has snapped naturally it is probably ripe.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
17 Aug
I used to get luscious cantaloupes for my in-laws. They could never figure out how I did it. I would smell the stem part of the melon. If it smelled like a sweet melon, it was ripe, if not...it smells "green".
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Aug
..You can see if the stem has broken naturally or been cut. That's how I tell. And it has to have three colors. Green, tan, and yellow.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Aug
Sounds good. Nice that you get the watermelon year round.
@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Aug
I have had both this year. Ready for another watermelon
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Aug
It's one of those things that makes it summer.
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Aug
@celticeagle When I was a child we only ever got watermelon in summer. It was never around at other times. All the fruits have their season but now you can get most fruits all year round.
@sw8sincere (6032)
• Philippines
17 Aug
Watermelon really is the taste of summer! Thanks for the reminder about the yellow spot and the thud test .. that’s the best way to pick a good one.
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