seeds and all. 1939, we started growin watermelons the first time. my grandfather did, and, uh, my father was young then, and he would do the harvesting. they would, uh, load the watermelons into small, little trucks and and bring em to the rail car and load em stack em by hand in the rail car, and that s how a lot of the watermelons were shipped. dan s right. when it comes to the harvesting of watermelons, not much has changed over the years. the melons love the warm days and cool nights the central valley offers them, and they take about a hundred days to grow before they are plucked out of the fields by workers who transfer them to the harvest truck. while they still grow the traditional seeded ones, they have planted more of the seedless watermelon varieties in recent years, as they are becoming a consumer favorite. but no matter which one you like, how do you pick the best melon? we turned to the expert. so, anyway, i would pick this watermelon, simply because
you would think being around watermelons all day, you might get sick of eating the sometimes messy snack, but not for farmer dan van groningen. that s good. that s crispy. it s sweet. it s wet. it s everything a watermelon should be. but then again, he s had a lot of practice eating watermelons at his family farm in ripon. for more than 70 years now, they ve been growing the picnic favorite and have loved every minute of it, seeds and all. 1939, we started growin watermelons the first time. my grandfather did, and, uh, my father was young then, and he would do the harvesting. they would, uh, load the watermelons into small, little trucks and and bring em to the rail car and load em stack em by hand in the rail car, and that s how a lot of the watermelons were shipped. dan s right. when it comes to the harvesting of watermelons, not much has changed over the years. the melons love the warm days and cool nights the central valley offers them, and they take about a
[captioning made possie by cbyifornia farm bureau federation] coming up on california country, meet a farming family finding a way to give back to their community. then find out why this crop is coming out of the dark literally. next, it s turkey time. learn how to make a new recipe with the holiday favorite. and travel to one of the most unique farmers markets in the stata. it s all ahead, and it starts now. you would think being around watermelons all day, you might get sick of eating the sometimes messy snack, but not for farmer dan van groningen. that s good. that s crispy. it s sweet. it s wet. it s everything a watermelon should be. but then again, he s had a lot of practice eating watermelons at his family farm in ripon. for more than 70 years now, they ve been growing the picnic favorite and have loved every minute of it, seeds and all. 1939, we started growin watermelons the first time. my grandfather did, and, uh, my father was young then, and he would d
their community. then find out why this crop is coming out of the dark literally. next, it s turkey time. learn how to make a new recipe with the holiday favorite. and travel to one of the most unique farmers markets in the stata. it s all ahead, and it starts now. you would think being around watermelons all day, you might get sick of eating the sometimes messy snack, but not for farmer dan van groningen. that s good. that s crispy. it s sweet. it s wet. it s everything a watermelon should be. but then again, he s had a lot of practice eating watermelons at his family farm in ripon. for more than 70 years now, they ve been growing the picnic favorite and have loved every minute of it, seeds and all. 1939, we started growin watermelons the first time. my grandfather did, and, uh, my father was young then, and he would do the harvesting. they would, uh, load the watermelons into small, little trucks and and bring em to the rail car and load em stack em by hand in th
in ripon. for more than 70 years now, they ve been growing the picnic favorite and have loved every minute of it, seeds and all. 1939, we started growin watermelons the first time. my grandfather did, and, uh, my father was young then, and he would do the harvesting. they would, uh, load the watermelons into small, little trucks and and bring em to the rail car and load em stack em by hand in the rail car, and that s how a lot of the watermelons were shipped. dan s right. when it comes to the harvesting of watermelons, not much has changed over the years. the melons love the warm days and cool nights the central valley offers them, and they take about a hundred days to grow before they are plucked out of the fields by workers who transfer them to the harvest truck. while they still grow the traditional seeded ones, they have planted more of the seedless watermelon varieties in recent years, as they are becoming a consumer favorite. but no matter which one you like, h