1.   Everyone has heard of cutting a plug in a whole watermelon, pouring in some vodka or other booze and chilling.

2.   Experts recommend waiting to chill whole watermelons until right before serving them, since prolonged refrigeration can make the flesh mushy.

3.   If the stem is still attached on a whole watermelon and the stem has withered, then the fruit is ripe.

4.   Kids can eat a whole watermelon at a sitting.

5.   Look for firm, whole watermelons with a sheen on the skin and a pale yellow underbelly.

6.   Remove rind and seeds from whole watermelon flesh.