{"id":14470,"date":"2026-05-09T06:17:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T06:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/2026\/05\/09\/how-to-correctly-store-watermelons-in-summer-to-keep-them-fresh-juicy-and-long-lasting\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T06:17:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T06:17:40","slug":"how-to-correctly-store-watermelons-in-summer-to-keep-them-fresh-juicy-and-long-lasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=14470","title":{"rendered":"How to correctly store watermelons in summer to keep them fresh, juicy, and long-lasting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-130971467,imgsize-2386184.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<p>Summer&#8217;s heat makes watermelon a juicy lifesaver, but nothing&#8217;s worse than biting into a mushy, spoiled one. As Indian temperatures soar past 40\u00b0C, proper storage keeps that sweetness locked in longer.<\/p>\n<p>This fruit is 92% water, so it loses crispness when exposed to humidity and heat. The slices begin to wilt, and flavors go off due to bacterial growth. Storing it properly isn&#8217;t rocket science, it&#8217;s just about protecting it from the sun, air, and temperature swings.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some simple hacks to keep your watermelon stable this summer<br \/><strong><em>Photos via Canva<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/life-style\/home-garden\/how-to-correctly-store-watermelons-in-summer-to-keep-them-fresh-juicy-and-long-lasting\/photostory\/130971467.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer&#8217;s heat makes watermelon a juicy lifesaver, but nothing&#8217;s worse than biting into a mushy, spoiled one. As Indian temperatures soar past 40\u00b0C, proper storage keeps that sweetness locked in longer. This fruit is 92% water, so it loses crispness when exposed to humidity and heat. The slices begin to wilt, and flavors go off&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life-style"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}