Growing watermelons in NSW's Far West to the scale the Gebert family planned had never been done before, but where there is a will, there is a way.
It was a "vision" that prompted watermelon farmers Nick and Lou Gebert to buy an old table grape growing property near the outback town of Menindee in Far West New South Wales.
Knowing it was not something that had been done in the region on the scale they had planned, the Geberts wanted to trial a smaller plot first to ensure they had made the right decision.Knowing that the conditions were right for growing watermelons, they went all in for the next season and have not looked back.
As for the art of harvesting melons straight off the crop, Mr Gebert says it can take some time to perfect.But for consumers wanting to identify a top quality melon, the sound it makes when the skin is tapped is a good method. Kelly Wilkinson had a six-word code to use when she was in fear of her life – a message she never got to send
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