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Rochester, Minnesota

For a number of years I have been opening up melons at each of the festivals for the crowd to eat. I just take in a knife and big spoon and lots of paper towels.

On Saturday I opened up my two melons (145 and 193), and one of Dave Bhaskaran's melons (I hope he didn't notice) :-)

I think it does a lot to get others to grow the giants, and I know that the festival organizers I really appreciative of it. I have seen many people wrapping seeds in paper towels to take home.

So...Is anyone else doing likewise?

10/4/2010 1:56:46 PM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

Thank you for the taste of a giant watermelon it was good!!!

10/4/2010 2:10:21 PM

Trinity River Bottom

james the giant growing craze seems to have never gotten started here in texas but everybody out were i live has a garden. so i figured late this winter i would get with the local feed store and organize a local watermelon contest i would supply the seed from 1 of my melons and i was going to give out 100 dollars to the person that grew the heaviest melon on the seed i donated.

10/4/2010 2:17:01 PM

Frankfort Oh

James glad to hear this -I started this the first year I started my weighoff here in Frankfort ohio -myself and Tony Vanderpool-cut up 530 lbs of, watermelon this past year -we do this every Sunday of the memorial day weekend -because we always get the same question,over and over -can you eat thses things?so we just let them put there choppers to the test -and we`ve not had anyone say they didnt like it-and it does get people involved -who may other wise may have just passed us by -plus it`s my favorite part of the show -and after that 530s we gave away ,we could have given more ,but we would have been given ,other peoples melons away-we cut up three of tonys and two of my kids -other then getting attacked by the bees we had a great time-funny part was-you ought to have seen the trash guys face when he picked up the box of melon rines-it was worth a millon dollars-lol

10/4/2010 9:07:10 PM

Frankfort Oh

(these) -sorry I was laughing trying to type this message for you-BUT YES if you want ,your weighoffs to get bigger ,then by all means keep giving the watermelon away-besides theres nobody that can eat all that melon .

10/4/2010 9:14:17 PM

Frankfort Oh

PS-THE FIRST ONE we cut open we put in the walkend cooler over nite -only to find out,the next day- it was( rotten)I`ll never for get the taste in my mouth>>>>>YEEKKKK

10/4/2010 9:17:43 PM

Rochester, MN

James,
I was wondering where that melon went! LOL
Hope we can do the same at Stillwater....last year it snowed up there, but I still open'd a watermelon and people still liked it in 35 degree weather!
This year looks like it will be warm! Knock on wood!

10/4/2010 11:05:26 PM

Rochester, Minnesota

My favorite was when a couple walked up and asked if they could take a picture of their child inside my now empty 193 pounder. They lined it with a large trash bag and a photo op was born. It was cute.

10/5/2010 10:54:07 AM

Rochester, MN

Next we will have to find a child volunteer to enter into the Sunday Regatta in a watermelon shell.

10/5/2010 5:18:45 PM