Stone County Conservation District

Drop-in on Wednesday, July 8th with your dial-gauge pressure canner.

Do you have a good ear for the "thump test"? 🍉🍉🍉 Old-timers swear they know when a watermelon is ripe just by rapping it with a knuckle. It is ready if the sound is low-pitched, hollow, and deep like a drum. Johnny’s Seed Company explains further, saying that it should sound like a “punk” rather than a “pink” or a “pank” when you flick it with your finger.

If you're still learning the right tone of "thump" to listen for, try these tricks as well! 🍉🍉🍉 Almanac.com/how-tell-if-watermelon-ripe

Beat the heat and stop by Stone County EHC Christmas in July!

REMINDER: All agricultural use of dicamba products is prohibited in Arkansas from July 1–Oct. 31. Applying dicamba after this cut-off date restriction is a violation of Arkansas State Plant Board rules, and could result in a penalty of up to $25,000 for each violation.