I just thump em. I get it, not everybody was born with the 6th sence of watermelon thumping but I was. GF didn't believe me at first but she doesn't even try any more. But I toted way more than my fair share out of the field when I was a kid. Thumpin ain't to tell if it is hollow. Ever seen a hollow watermelon? I'm sure it is an inherited trait. Papa was a thumper too. Maybe I just learned it from him. !shiloh! that is as fine a looking watermelon as I have ever seen. Yellow meated are my favorites by far. Wish I had a good one right out of the field right now.


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