In this informal gardening vlog, Tawana from Sappy Lou shares the unexpected discovery of a volunteer watermelon while preparing land for spring planting. She interprets the fruit as a sign of fertile, organic soil and suggests it is likely a non‑hybrid variety. Tawana then provides a practical, visual cue for judging watermelon ripeness: the presence of stripe discoloration on the ground‑side of the fruit, indicating maturity. She notes the melon appears mature but may benefit from a few more days on the vine, and announces plans to cut it open soon and possibly livestream the harvest for viewers. The tone is conversational, enthusiastic, and instructional, aimed at permaculture enthusiasts and beginner growers.
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Peace, Tawana here from Sappy Lou, just coming to share something with you, a great discovery that we just made. The land, the earth, the universe is so giving. We just made a discovery here, um, in clearing the, the land in preparation for spring. We were just clearing, getting ready to prepare for the yard to overwinter. That way, come spring, we can go right into the soil and begin to plant crops. So, um, I'll take you down here and show you Yeah, we have a volunteer watermelon. I'm extremely excited. Um, I didn't know what it was at first. Of course, I definitely did recognize, and, um, so I knew it was a melon plant. When we first acquired this land, we had another volunteer, and it was a cantaloupe. And so I just assumed that perhaps this cantaloupe was still giving us fruit and volunteering for us, but it's a watermelon. I'm super excited. Um, it just reassures me that the soil is perhaps pretty fertile already, definitely organic, and that this is more than likely not a hybrid watermelon. So we'll know in a few days. Now let me show you here, because if you are into permaculture Or if you're just getting involved and you want to grow watermelon, you have to start early, first of all. Secondly, most people are confused as to when they should harvest it. Now I'm going to show you a quick tip. This is the key. Of course, on this side, you see the stripes— minimize the movement so you can see here the stripes. Stripes, you know, the typical stripes that you see on the watermelon when you roll it over, the discoloration, which typically you see on watermelon that's in the grocery store. This indicates, it lets us know that the watermelon is indeed ripe. This one here, I think it would be okay to leave it on for a couple more days. I don't anticipate that it'll grow any larger. I do believe that it's pretty mature. Um, I don't know the exact variety or anything, but we will be cutting it open really soon, and I'm going to get back with you and share. And I'll try to do a live stream so that you can witness it right here with us. Peace and blessings.
