Q&A for How to Select a Watermelon

Yes. It should also feel heavy.

Yes. If the stem is green, it usually means the melon is not ripe or was harvested too early.

Artificially. Seedless watermelons are bred to be seedless and must be reproduced by artificial means such as cloning.

There is no way could someone live inside a watermelon.

Yes, you can use whichever method you prefer to determine whether or not a watermelon is ripe.

It doesn't really mean anything. The "seeds" are sometimes just white. They are the coatings of seeds that haven't matured; usually found in "seedless" watermelons.

Look for holes on the watermelon, like small round indentations or even tunnels on the outside. Or, cut it open to see if any insect burrowed into it.