Few people know that there are female watermelons and they are the sweetest and juiciest! Here’s how to choose them…See more

• Cthe shape of the bottom (round vs oval)
• or webbing/field spots

But these are not sex differences. They are just natural variations in how the fruit grew.

🍉 What actually determines sweetness

If you want a sweet, juicy watermelon, look for:

• Yellow field spot (means it ripened on the ground)
• Heavy for its size
• Deep hollow sound when tapped
• Dull rind (not shiny)
• Dry, brown stem

These are real agricultural indicators—nothing to do with gender.

So the “female watermelon = sweeter” claim is just internet storytelling, not science.