How to Tell When Your Watermelon Has Gone Bad

you’re free to’t always tell just by looks or smell if watermelon is bad.

So, then, how do you know?

But, like all produce, once its sliced open it will go bad much quicker.

Pieces of watermelon in an open plastic to go container

How can you tell when it’s bad?

Signs that Watermelon Is Bad

Sometimes spoiled watermelon looks and smells fine.

Here’s a checklist for questionable watermelon.

Bowl of watermelon cubes with watermelon slices behind it on a wood serving platter

Lori Rice

But really, why would you ever wait 14 whole days to slice into that melon?