During summer season, there is nothing better than having a juicy, fresh, and sweet watermelon. It fulfills the requirement of water in our body. However, to pick a watermelon among various is a difficult task to do. There are many ways to picking a watermelon. Many persons find it difficult that how to pick a watermelon. All watermelons are not equally created. Many watermelons, which are bought from supermarkets & high quality shops, are proved disappointing after bringing home. There are many ways that can suggest a person that how to pick a watermelon.

While choosing a watermelon, there are various characteristics, which may define the quality of watermelon. The first thing, which should be checked in a watermelon, is its size. A good quality of watermelon would have a symmetrical shape. It is not necessary that it be in either round or oval shape, as long as it would be in symmetric shape. One more thing, through which it can be checked, is to press the skin of watermelon. Press on its different spots to examine its firmness. A good quality watermelon does not have soft spots in it.

The second thing, which a person should check to examine its quality, is its exterior color. It is not easy to determine the inner quality of a watermelon, based on its color, but mostly the watermelon having dark green color, is sweeter and fresher than, the watermelons having light green color exterior. The other important thing, which should be kept in mind, while choosing a watermelon, is its weight. Because watermelons are made up of 70% water, therefore the watermelon which is heavier, as compared with its size would be more sweet and of good quality.

How to pick a watermelon- this is a question, which rises in mind of every person who wants to buy a watermelon. To solve this problem many other suggestions are given. Through these suggestions, one can easily choose a sweet, fresh and ripe fruit, among from many. First, check the bottom of the watermelon, from where it is connected with the ground. If the bottom or that particular spot is of light green color that means the watermelon is not yet ripe. If it is yellowish in color that means it is possible ripe. The second way in which the quality of fruit is checked is to scratch the surface of watermelon with the fingernail. If there is greenish-white, color is beneath the outer peel that means the watermelon is ripe.

One can also check whether the watermelon is ripe or not by knocking on it. If a sound is coming, as the fruit is hollow inside that means it is ripe, but if the sound is dull or hearing like high pitch, tone that means the fruit is not ripe. It should be necessary to know that a watermelon cannot be ripped after when it is plucked. Therefore, it is useless to buy a watermelon, which is not ripped. The watermelon stops ripening after when the plucked from the ground.