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grasswire

(50,130 posts)
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 04:42 PM Aug 2012

where do the best-eating WATERMELONS come from?

Our local crop of Hermiston Oregon is just in, and they are (wait for it) LEGENDARY.

I realize that the potential for copycats and smart-alecky answers for this thread is high. But I really would like to know about the varieties in other parts of the country.

Do you get those kind of watermelons that are three feet long with lots of seeds?

Or does your market only carry the little personal size ones?

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where do the best-eating WATERMELONS come from? (Original Post) 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

Viva_La_Revolution

(28,791 posts)
2. Brophy Watermellons from Colorado were the bomb
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 04:49 PM
Aug 2012

don't know about now, but I do know I can't find many seeded melons here in Portland, the seedless are all just bland

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
12. Hermiston melons have just come in.
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 06:10 PM
Aug 2012

They are the best of Oregon's watermelons.

Safeway has them for $2.98 whole this week. Fred Meyer has them for $5.98.

Viva_La_Revolution

(28,791 posts)
13. Thank you! I usually just go to Winco
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 07:02 PM
Aug 2012

If they don't have them tomorrow, I'll stop at SW. Know any body that wants 3/4 of a bland seedless watermelon that's been sitting in my fridge for 3 days?

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
15. well, the Hermiston melon will be mostly seedless, too...
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.

Viva_La_Revolution

(28,791 posts)
16. bah! seedless are always bland compared to seeded
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 07:25 PM
Aug 2012

Who told these growers that we all wanted 'convenience' over taste

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
6. I don't dedicate that much space to watermellons or pumpkins anymore.
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 05:23 PM
Aug 2012

We're overloaded with vegetable plants as it is. The 16x16 foot pool area is filled with potted spill over right now. We're going to have to crack open the canner in a few weeks.

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
8. I sure haven't found them here
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 05:28 PM
Aug 2012

but I've only been grabbing the ones at Stop & Shop or Price Chopper and they blow pretty badly. At least so far, no real flavor, even the kids aren't that happy this year.

LWolf

(46,179 posts)
10. On the other side of the mountains,
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 05:40 PM
Aug 2012

big seeded watermelons are infrequent and much more $$ than they used to be.

Most that I see are seedless, in the "refrigerator" size category.

Not that I can't find a way to get the 3-footer in there long enough to get it cold.

I like mine seeded, and I actually eat the seeds instead of spit them.

surrealAmerican

(11,340 posts)
11. It's been a few years since I've seen the "seeded" variety.
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 05:45 PM
Aug 2012

None of the markets near me seem to carry them. That's too bad, because the seedless melons just don't taste as good.

MineralMan

(146,192 posts)
18. The best ones I ever ate were in Turkey.
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 08:03 PM
Aug 2012

They were small, about the size of a cantaloupe, but absolutely stunningly good. The open air market in Samsun, on the Black Sea had them for a short time every summer.

TuxedoKat

(3,818 posts)
19. I miss seeded watermelons
Fri Aug 3, 2012, 01:41 AM
Aug 2012

I can never find them anymore. Greatly prefer them to the seedless variety. Maybe farmer's markets would have them.

LiberalAndProud

(12,799 posts)
20. I found real watermelons (with seeds) in a local grocery today.
Fri Aug 3, 2012, 02:15 AM
Aug 2012

Everything is right about it. Everything. I don't understand why they are so difficult to find these days. There were 6 left in the bin. The personal melon balls overwhelmed the nearby shelves. It seems I'm not the only one who craves real melons.

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
21. yeah, growers have deprived us of beautiful seeded watermelons.
Fri Aug 3, 2012, 03:17 AM
Aug 2012

How's a kid going to learn to spit melon seeds these days??

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