Broom Straw Watermelon Test

The video above posted by stacy lyn harris owner and author of the blog game garden claims that you can test a watermelon s ripeness or sweetness using a piece of straw from a common.

Broom straw watermelon test.

The more ripe water the faster it will move in alignment with the melon. All you need is a straight broom straw or blade of grass to tell if you have a sweet melon. If the melon is ripe the straw will turn to a 45 degree angle. The riper the watermelon the more magnetic it becomes causing the broom straw to turn towards the magnetic activity just like a compass needle.

If the melon is ripe the straw will turn to a 45 degree angle. I ve heard a lot of watermelon myths in my time as the watermelon guy but this one takes the cake. You can find a straw from the broom section of the store. A november 1945 issue of popular science describes the method of the straw test.

Lay a broom straw perpendicular on the middle of the melon. Can a broom straw determine ripeness. If it spins it is ripe. I believe it has something to do with magnetism.

You can also tell if a watermelon is ripe by placing a dry straw perpendicular to the melon and watching how fast it will align with the melon. If your melon is ripe the straw will actually spin it may not spin like a helicopter blade but it will turn on its own. If it lays still it in not ripe. The more it turns the sweeter it is.

According to her article this method of checking a watermelon s ripeness dates back as early as 1945 where a picker places a broom straw horizontally across a watermelon. The broom straw acts like a compass needle and the watermelon becomes more magnetic as it ripens. So if when you place your straw sideways on the bottom of the watermelon the more it turns towards longways the riper the watermelon. Just pull a dry straw out of the broom and go to the melon section.

Many watermelon aficionados continue to trust the unique method after many decades of use. A picker places a broom straw horizontally across a watermelon. So there you have it. Get a piece of broom straw that is as straight and possible and find a pet well rounded spot on your melon lay the piece of straw on that spot and gently let it go.

If it is green it will not move.