Posted on 08/03/2021 10:40:54 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
Observed annually on August 3.
Popular during the summer, especially at cookouts and picnics, watermelon is celebrated today with National Watermelon Day. There are over 1,200 varieties of watermelon. In the Western Hemisphere, it is grown in the United States, Mexico, Central America—particularly in Guatemala and Costa Rica—and South America. More than 30 states in the United States grow watermelon, the leading ones being Florida, Texas, California, Georgia, and Indiana. Watermelon is available year-round in the United States because of supply from south of the border.
Watermelon is usually considered to be a fruit and eaten as one, but it can also be considered to be a vegetable and eaten as such. Its scientific name is citrullus lanatus, and it is a member of the cucurbitaceae gourd family along with cucumbers, pumpkins, squash, and some melons. Red and pink watermelon may be the most common, but it can also be white, yellow, and orange. It comes in various sizes, with or without seeds. Seedless watermelon, invented in the twentieth century, has few or no mature, black seeds. Seedless watermelon may appear to have white seeds, but these are not seeds, just empty seed coats where seeds didn't develop.
The first watermelons were harvested in ancient Egypt in around 3,000 BC. Watermelons are displayed in Egypt hieroglyphics from the time and were placed in the tombs of pharaohs to provide them nourishment for the afterlife. It wasn't until about 1615 AD that the term "watermelon" first appeared in the English dictionary.
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Wait. I thought today was National Muskmelon Day?
I’ve just been getting the already in chunks 🍉 to save the mess. Hit and miss. Lately been getting some that are fairly tasty. The best I ever had was in VA when I was a kid visiting in the 70s. Maybe my taste buds were better back then, but I think fruit and veggies, in general, are not so good anymore.
I suppose seeing the cut pieces would help. And yes, I think fruit and veggies are not as good as when I was much younger. But I did get a couple tomatoes off the neighbor’s plants last week while they were out of town, and I really should try to grow my own if I can ever retire.....
Tomatoes will grow themselves with just a little watering along
the way. May have to keep the weeds pulled out and provide stakes
or wire forms for them to grow up on.
Tomatoes will grow themselves with just a little watering along
the way. May have to keep the weeds pulled out and provide stakes
or wire forms for them to grow up on.
Another Black Holiday?
Geez! Will it never stop?
Not Ft Gordon. It was Ft Stewart. But it was a good distance away somewhere, too long ago to recall. I can still picture that large sign at the entrance. It was hard for a young yankee to figure out why watermelons weren’t allowed at a picnic area!
I was informed it wasn’t the fruit not welcome.
Maybe they were trying to ban “plugged” watermelons.
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