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Saturday, December 15, 2007

The sweet flavor of watermelons

Sugar content does not increase after harvest; however, red color will continue to develop after a slightly immature melon is picked.

There are differences in sugar content from one variety of watermelon to another. Poor flavor and lack of sweetness due to poor fertility, low potassium, magnesium or boron; cool temperatures; wet weather; poorly adapted variety; loss of leaves from disease or picking melons unripe.

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