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grasswire

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15. well, the Hermiston melon will be mostly seedless, too...

Reply to Viva_La_Revolution (Reply #13)

Thu Aug 2, 2012, 07:06 PM

Aug 2012

....but it will be sweet and good. Did you see in Tuesday's Oregonian Food Day section the how-to of picking a good one?

Maybe you could use up that other melon in smoothies.

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where do the best-eating WATERMELONS come from? [View all] grasswire Aug 2012 OP

Hope watermelons from central Arkansas are the best in the world ... MindMover Aug 2012 #1

Brophy Watermellons from Colorado were the bomb Viva_La_Revolution Aug 2012 #2

Hermiston melons have just come in. grasswire Aug 2012 #12

Thank you! I usually just go to Winco Viva_La_Revolution Aug 2012 #13

well, the Hermiston melon will be mostly seedless, too... grasswire Aug 2012 #15

bah! seedless are always bland compared to seeded Viva_La_Revolution Aug 2012 #16

Hot, sandy bottomlands, especially around MoreGOPoop Aug 2012 #3

My backyard.... Lochloosa Aug 2012 #4

I don't dedicate that much space to watermellons or pumpkins anymore. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #6

The local farmers' market. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #5

Fayette County, Alabama liberaltrucker Aug 2012 #7

I sure haven't found them here sharp_stick Aug 2012 #8

Albany, GA. I can't believe you have to ask! Phentex Aug 2012 #9

On the other side of the mountains, LWolf Aug 2012 #10

It's been a few years since I've seen the "seeded" variety. surrealAmerican Aug 2012 #11

Hermiston, of course. MissB Aug 2012 #14

muscatine striped melons - Muscatine, Iowa rurallib Aug 2012 #17

The best ones I ever ate were in Turkey. MineralMan Aug 2012 #18

I miss seeded watermelons TuxedoKat Aug 2012 #19

I found real watermelons (with seeds) in a local grocery today. LiberalAndProud Aug 2012 #20

yeah, growers have deprived us of beautiful seeded watermelons. grasswire Aug 2012 #21