For optimal freshness, make sure to store your watermelon in a covered container during this period, and keep it in the fridge. Most people toss the rind in the trash or compost because it's seen ...

Rotate the melon as you go. Trim away the remaining bits of white rind (they're largely flavorless). If you'd like to make watermelon rind pickles, save the large pieces; otherwise, compost it.

Growing watermelons in your home garden might seem daunting at first, but if you follow the correct techniques, you can reap the benefits of the organic produce. To move towards a sustainable ...

Fruit rinds are the kind of thing we often just toss in the trash -- or the compost bin ... the Mexican drink made from pineapple rind. With watermelon rind, what you get is pickles.

Just toss the peels into your home compost bin or add to your green can. “Use watermelon peels to make organic liquid fertilizer.” No magic required: Add watermelon rinds to your compost.

Also, be sure to thoroughly wash the outside of the watermelon before slicing into it. If you end up with a foaming melon, carefully remove it from your house and discard or compost it.

By Priya Krishna For 18 years, Paul Campbell has been lugging 300-pound bins filled with watermelon rinds, coconut shells and other compost onto a truck in the dead of the night. As a sanitation ...