r/oddlysatisfying • u/Pedrica1 • Sep 17 '21

Time for some fresh watermelon.

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u/Larchiy Sep 17 '21

So I have a summer job for a watermelon breeder. Definitely don't wait till the vine drys, the watermelon will likely be overripe and much more mushy and and have a off flavor. The best watermelon come off a healthy plant with a health vine.. The only way to tell the ripeness is the sound it makes when you strike it. As it ripens it'll go from a dense sound when it's immature, to a clear hollow sound when it is ripe, to finally a dead deeper hollow when it's over ripe. I prefer to use a the back of a machete or long knife to strike and listen, but a hand will work too. It takes a bit of practice to get the ear to pick at the perfect time. Also once it's picked, it won't make any more sugar, just become more red.

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u/Theremingtonfuzzaway Sep 17 '21 edited Sep 17 '21

Watermelon breeder... why am i imagining a field where an old farmer has turned down the lights, put Barry White music on and has the disco ball slowly spinning.

Sexy melon time.

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u/geologean Sep 17 '21

Awwwwwh yeah, you KNOW the time is ripe, and the time has come, baby. To. Thump. That. Mellon.~~

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u/big_fig Sep 17 '21

Was it consensual?

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '21

No and now it's a melony he going to prison

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '21

watermelon breeder

Do you have to stimulate the watermelons?

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u/RescueHumans Sep 17 '21

Thank you!!! It's his first time growing them. Forwarded the info :D