Gastric cancer is the third most common cause of cancer-related death in the world, and it remains difficult to cure in Western countries, primarily because most patients present with advanced disease. In the United States, stomach malignancy is currently the 15th most common cancer.
The condition of the tendrils near the fruit stem is another indicator of when a watermelon is ready to pick. When they are green at the attachment point, the fruit is not yet ripe, but when they start to turn brown and dry, it is harvest time.
As an example, letâs say there are to be 50 melons per bin. With a net weight of 1000 pounds per bin, the average weight of each watermelon should be 20 pounds (1000/50= 20 lbs.) Weigh 50 watermelons, and keep track of how many watermelons are outside of the 3 pound range. Watermelons weighing less than 17 pounds and weighing more than 23 pounds would be considered as offsize.