What to Do With Watermelon....

[Chesney Richardson]

So, I've never really had much luck with watermelons, we moved to an area that's much further from a body of water than I'm used to, which means no 'tarpins(?)' AKA leavers of dinosaur tracks and bites outta melons and maters otherwise known as turtles. I think I got off track there anyway this year I planted maybe 8-10 vines for my daughter, currently there's about 22 melons at or near ripeness plus a ton more still growing....I have no clue what to do with that much watermelon lmao please help!!!

 

[Cascadian]

Eat as many as you can and bless your friends with some.

 

[sonya123]

So, I've never really had much luck with watermelons, we moved to an area that's much further from a body of water than I'm used to, which means no 'tarpins(?)' AKA leavers of dinosaur tracks and bites outta melons and maters otherwise known as turtles. I think I got off track there anyway this year I planted maybe 8-10 vines for my daughter, currently there's about 22 melons at or near ripeness plus a ton more still growing....I have no clue what to do with that much watermelon lmao please help!!!

farmers market

just look online if you have one close by and ask if you can come one day and sell them out the back of your truck
there are some people here that sell corn that way sometimes

Or you could bring them up here and I will sell them for you

 

[Tim Horton]

I would like to try this jam...

https://www.melaniecooks.com/watermelon-jam/16566/

 

[Magus]

We had another thread about this somewhere.
Make watermelon margaritas toast the seeds and pickle the rind.

 

[Wingnut]

Watermelon daiquiris in the blender!

 

[Peanut]

It's been a bad year for melons in N. alabama. Far too much rain, they don't ripen properly yet appear normal on the outside.

Have you cut one of your melons yet? If they look like this photo... might as well feed them to your pigs or chickens. They don't even taste normal, taste washed out, not sweet.

https://www.homesteadingforum.org/threads/how-do-you-select-a-watermelon.10552/page-3#post-565363

 

[Magus]

I'm wondering if you took a 500cc horse needle full of glucose and injected one a few days before harvest if it would help?

 

[dademoss]

I'm wondering if you took a 500cc horse needle full of glucose and injected one a few days before harvest if it would help?

We never injected them with glucose, we used vodka

 

[Magus]

Vodka doesn't improve the taste or keep them from giving you the boom-bloomers. LMAO
I saw a pumpkin once that grew out of an old septic tank from a generation before, 800+ pounds! and I've heard that the ground where they dump the leftovers from molasses makes them get huge and sweet!

Hmm. watermelon rind pickled in vodka?

 

[Patchouli]

Watermelons have been exploding in Texas!

 

[Alaskajohn]

I can’t believe no one has posted this yet.

 

[Weedygarden]

I would like to try this jam...

https://www.melaniecooks.com/watermelon-jam/16566/

I recently heard about watermelon jam. I have never made it, seen it, or had it.

 

[Tim Horton]

I recently heard about watermelon jam. I have never made it, seen it, or had it.

Please be sure to post when you make, try it...

 

[Weedygarden]

Please be sure to post when you make, try it...

I wonder if anyone on here has ever made watermelon jam?

 

[Weedygarden]

There are also watermelon pickles that can be made. I wonder if you can can watermelon juice to use in smoothies or even for drinking?

 

[Magus]

YUP! Juice it and chill it in 50/50 mix of water or make melon margaritas.

 

[Bacpacker]

I can’t believe no one has posted this yet.

I LOVE IT

SLEDGE O MATIC

 

[lilmissy]

I freeze mine in chunks and use in smoothies during the winter

 

[joel]

 

[joel]

 

[Magus]

Has anyone made fruit roll-ups yet?

 

[joel]

No I, we have made candy watermelon rind.