I was cutting my watermelon and was confused when i saw these hard stems in it, does anyone know what it is?

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image showing I was cutting my watermelon and was confused when i saw these hard stems in it, does anyone know what it is?

Peter_g3 on May 25th, 2020 at 01:52 UTC »

So WITT? sorry if it’s common knowledge i’ve just never seen it

Sirlancelotmn on May 25th, 2020 at 02:04 UTC »

That happens when it is stressed during growing. Likely due to drought, the fruit got messed up inside. It’s technically edible, but likely doesn’t taste very good.

cherrydewd on May 25th, 2020 at 04:30 UTC »

Reminds me of those traumatic lumps you get in avocados sometimes.