By Dave McNamara
WAFB-TV 9
The watermelon picking starts at sunrise. The idea is to pick the ripe melons before the day gets too hot. It’s a summer job for several young men who walk through knee-deep vines looking for ripe melons. Caleb Mathews has been picking watermelons for the past six years.
“This brown spot, we call that a cue. Now two of them are dead. You pick it, plus hear that sound. That sound’s a good spot. And it’s got this sun spot on it as well. Another indicator that it’s ready,” said Mathews.