{"id":85347,"date":"2026-06-08T08:44:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rezept-omas.com\/?p=85347"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:44:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:44:28","slug":"what-the-yellow-spot-means","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rezept-omas.com\/?p=85347","title":{"rendered":"What the yellow spot means"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>creamy yellow or golden field spot<\/strong> usually indicates the watermelon sat on the vine long enough to ripen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <strong>white or very pale spot<\/strong> can suggest it was picked earlier and may be less sweet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other signs of a good watermelon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 <strong>Feels heavy for its size<\/strong> \u2014 more water content usually means a juicier melon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 <strong>Dull, not shiny skin<\/strong> \u2014 ripe watermelons often have a matte appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 <strong>Uniform shape<\/strong> \u2014 avoid melons with major dents or irregular growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 <strong>Dry, brown stem (if attached)<\/strong> \u2014 often indicates the fruit matured on the vine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the &#8220;don&#8217;t thump it&#8221; claim<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea that knocking on a watermelon tells you <em>nothing<\/em> is an exaggeration. Experienced growers and sellers sometimes use the sound as one clue:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A deeper, more hollow sound can indicate ripeness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>But it&#8217;s not always reliable by itself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bottom line<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The large creamy-yellow field spot shown in the photo is indeed one of the <strong>best visual clues<\/strong> that a watermelon was allowed to ripen properly. However, for the best chance of getting a sweet melon, combine that with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A large yellow field spot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A heavy weight for its size.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A dull rind.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A healthy shape.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No single trick guarantees a perfect watermelon every time, but using several signs together improves your odds considerably. \ud83c\udf49<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Other signs of a good watermelon \u2705 Feels heavy for its size \u2014 more water content usually means a juicier melon. \u2705 Dull, not shiny skin \u2014 ripe watermelons often [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":85348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prufen"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rezept-omas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rezept-omas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rezept-omas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rezept-omas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rezept-omas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=85347"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.rezept-omas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85349,"href":"https:\/\/www.rezept-omas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85347\/revisions\/85349"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rezept-omas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/85348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rezept-omas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=85347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rezept-omas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=85347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rezept-omas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=85347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}