Title: The Reason for Soft Watermelons | Hunker
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The Reason for Soft Watermelons
By Cyn Reed
Hunker may earn compensation through affiliate links in this story. Watermelons may become soft due to a variety of factors. Watermelon is 93 percent water, and no matter how firm it is when you cut it, its flesh will lose its integrity and deteriorate in quality rapidly once it is exposed to air. Because of this, it is important to choose a watermelon that is as firm as possible before serving. Watermelons may become soft for a number of reasons. Over-ripeness
Watermelons that are too ripe have soft and mushy flesh. While an experienced grower can determine the ripeness of a watermelon from outside appearance alone, it is not an easy task for the inexperienced gardener. Other ways to gauge the fruit's ripeness include a change in color where the melon rests on the ground from green to light yellow and a change in the color of the tendrils near the fruit from green to brown. The most common method is to thump the watermelon lightly; a hollow sound indicates ripeness while a muffled, dull sound may indicate over-ripeness.