Our sister town, Water Valley, MS, broke the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest Watermelon-Eating Contest this past weekend at their annual Watermelon Festival. There were 754 contestants competing. Now that’s a lot of watermelon!

In honor of Water Valley’s achievement, I thought I’d share some of the tips my mama taught me in picking out a good watermelon. But beforehand, I searched the web and found out there are more ways to pick a good watermelon than the tips I learned from Mama.

Click here to the best blog I found on picking out a great watermelon. It includes all of Mama’s tips plus some I’d never heard. Now, I can’t wait to go watermelon shopping.

Happy Watermelon hunting to you too!