A person should avoid storing watermelon at room temperature once it has been refrigerated. This can cause the watermelon to spoil faster.
Also, it is advisable to keep cut watermelon refrigerated until serving.
It is better to refrigerate this fruit. Any that has not, may only last a few hours.
Just because there's a ? at the end does not make this a question. I can't work out what you're asking.
until someone has eaten it all
"Saran" type wrap gives excellent results in keeping watermelon fresh in the refrigerator for several days.
Yes, if there were pathogens on the outside of the watermelon and it was cut through without washing first, the knife can push them into the part that is eaten and contaminate it.
No particular rush on watermelon that's been refrigerated. They don't typically do much beyond getting moldy and you can see that. The main problem is they absorb flavors from the fridge. If you refrigerated a tuna casserole, you're in for quite a surprise. If the watermelon tastes fizzy, skip it.
Unless it is going to be eaten right away, refrigerate it. Cut cantaloupe can grow bacteria and even start fermenting. It keeps better refrigerated.
you cut them in half.
The sweetest part of a watermelon (when it's not cut or sliced) is the middle of the fruit.
A ripe watermelon will sound hollow when tapped. An over-ripe watermelon will have hollow spaces inside when cut open.
You buy watermelon as a whole fruit or fruit that is already cut up.
green and depends is it cut!
Studies have shown that watermelons last longer and also retain their nutrients and antioxidant levels better at room temperature than in the refrigerator. According to WebMD (see link), the average shelf life of watermelons after harvest is 14 to 21 days while stored at 51 degrees, but decay can occur in as little as a week when stored at refrigerator temperatures of around 41 degrees. Once cut, watermelon should be refrigerated.
The best watermelons are the ones that are the greenest. The greener they are the more ready they are to be cut into slices. Also the greener they are, the better they'll taste! If you have a garden, you know the watermelon is ready if the stem is brown otherwise, leave it grow for a while :). Enjoy your watermelon.
I feed my horse watermelon, and she likes it and it has never make her sick or anything, so sure.