Unfortunately, as with many things in gardening, the answer is: It depends. A single watermelon plant can yield two to four melons per season on average, but many factors can impact watermelon ...
Egel formerly worked for a watermelon seed company as a plant pathologist. "There are some things I look for when I go to the supermarket or roadside stand," Egel said. "With me, I downplay 'thumping' ...
“In the field, overripe watermelons will have a vine that is mostly dead attached to them. Sometimes there will be sunburn (yellow on the top of the fruit) as the leaves that shade it die off ...