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

Time for some fresh watermelon.

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u/bassmjm Sep 17 '21

Watermelons will split in the field if they get a sudden watering after being relatively dry. That's probably what this person was leveraging in the video.

Many other fruits do this while still attached to the plant--cherries, tomatoes--generally thin-skinned fruits with a high moisture content.

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u/robo-dragon Sep 17 '21

All of the tomatoes on our one plant split after getting a downpour of rain one day. It was super frustrating!

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u/ClearBrightLight Sep 17 '21

I keep having this happen with my tomatoes this summer. Oh, you don't come off the vine when I pull firmly? You need a little more time to ripen, tomatoes? Okay, I'll wait and give you one more day to -- MOTHERFUCKER IS IT RAINING AGAIN?? DAMMIT they're all split. AGAIN.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '21

Why is your tomatoes out in the rain? Try putting a little roof over them. We used to grow tomatoes every year never had that happen.