Each watermelon was tested 8 times with each twig being tested once.
Broom straw watermelon.
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.
The straw acts like a compass needle.
So if when you place your straw sideways on the bottom of the watermelon the more it turns towards longways the riper the watermelon.
For the straw test we obtained 3 broom straws from 2 different brooms and a green johnson grass twig harvested just before the test.
The lady said she had never heard of doing this.
I ve heard a lot of watermelon myths in my time as the watermelon guy but this one takes the cake.
Her dilemma was which ripeness checking method should be employed.
The riper the watermelon the more magnetic it becomes causing the broom straw to turn towards the magnetic activity just like a compass needle.
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The broom straw acts like a compass needle and the watermelon becomes more magnetic as it ripens.
She could not understand what i was saying so i took out my broom straw laid it on top of the watermelon and it started going around and around.
The more it turns the sweeter it is.
So there you have it.
In a room with minimal wind we tested the theory by placing the straw in the center perpendicular to the stem bloom end orientation.
You can find a straw from the broom section of the store.
Just pull a dry straw out of the broom and go to the melon section.
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.
She was stopping in hempstead tx texas watermelon capital to pick up a melon for our 2009 celebration.
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 household broom.
She asked if she should use the thump method or the broom straw method.
The more ripe water the faster it will move in alignment with the melon.
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.
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