Homegrown Watermelon

We were really excited to find a watermelon plant coming up in our garden. We suspect that the plant came up from some old seeds "planted" from last year's watermelon plant which never produced a full-grown watermelon but did have a couple of "duds" that rotted on the vine. We watched the vine get bigger and longer and 3-4 watermelons grow slowly during the summer months. However, only 2 of the watermelons reached a big size, although only one of those two was edible. They were a variety of watermelon that stays small to begin with. So, we picked the watermelons, and here are a few photos of the one we actually ate.

I was reading a promotional newsletter for the company of natural foods called "Braggs", and they had something interesting to say about watermelons. Here is what it says: "Watermelons are mostly water --about 92% --but this refreshing fruit is soaked in nutrients. Each juicy bite has significant levels of vitamins A, B6, and C, Antioxidants, Amino acids, and lots of lycopene. Watermelon washes retained toxins and debris out of the bladder without side-effects!  . . .  It opens the urinary system like a hydrant." Paul C. Bragg, ND, PhD. www.bragg.com.

I love what Dr. Bragg says about watermelon opening up the urinary system like a hydrant. It definitely has some great health benefits! We have been eating lots of watermelon this summer, so hopefully we are toxin-free!

Isaac tests his strength with the watermelon from our garden.

Here is the comparison between a store-bought watermelon (full-size) and our little
sugar baby watermelon from our garden. 

It was not the best watermelon really, but it was still fun to eat since it was from our own backyard garden. 
The edges were pink but the center was a deep pink.