Time to find out if a watermelon is ripe by thumping it and listening for the hollow sound of ripeness. Arizona and California are the largest producers of Watermelon in the U.S. Make this and other fruits a centerpiece of your summer family picnics.
08 JULY 2003 – GOODYEAR, ARIZONA: Harvesting watermelons in Goodyear, AZ. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ