Lost faith in good tasting watermelons
What’s up with watermelons these days? I’ve followed all the tips to pick out a tasty one like, look for a good sized yellow spot, a hollow sound when knocked upon, opposite stem end spot should be very small, but it’s been YEARS since I’ve gotten one that tastes remotely good! I mean, I tossed a whole one in the yard waste yesterday that we cut up and it smelled and tasted horrible. Not sweet, not even a watermelon flavor - kinda plastic or grassy. Also, why do they name them “seedless” when there may not be the black seeds as in a “normal” watermelon, but there are zillions of white seeds?!?! I grew up in Alabama and good watermelons are just about the only thing good about that state (nowadays, in my opinion). I’m in the Pacific Northwest and have zero hope of ever finding a good, succulent, sweet, watermelon-y tasting fruit!!