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We have our tips on how to pick a sweet watermelon inspired from our road trip to Hermiston, Oregon. This region is known for their juicy, super sweet watermelons! Lexi as a puppy. She was so cute! Hermiston Watermelons The saying (and song), “You don’t know what you’ve got, ’til it’s gone” rings ever so true. Thinking about the produce from the area in Northeastern Oregon where I grew up, as kids, sure we thought the stuff was good. Who didn’t like the Walla Walla sweet onions over a regular ole yellow ones? Huckleberries were totally worth the trek into the mountains so we could pick our fingers and tongues purple. And if we saw a roadside stand with Hermiston watermelons, it was an instant stop. But the true delight of how good these things really were escaped my inexperienced palate. However the years have aged and improved my appreciation. Anytime I go back home to visit my dad, if the season is on, we are going to stop, hunt down, and savor every last bite of the local produce. Several years back was the first time in a very long time where I’ve visited Dad during the prime growing season. Diane and I road tripped up, fly fished and enjoying the small communities from Southern California to Northeastern Oregon. Just about an hour before Dad’s we saw the sign for Hermiston. Hermiston at first glance doesn’t seem like much, just another farming town. But their watermelons are some of the best in the world. Not as big as the Texas melons, but the flavor and texture is incredible. We hunted down one of the key farms and stopped in to buy a few (or 9). As is the way of farmers and ranchers, you don’t just stop in, buy something, and go. You chat.
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