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FRUITFUL VISIT - Man Returns Home To Find Yard Full Of Giant Watermelons
A man who had been away from home for three months returned to find eight large watermelons growing in the cracks of the concrete floor in his yard and at first thought someone had secretly been using it as a garden.
Video footage from 5th August shows the man walking into his yard in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, and panning the camera over the watermelons lying on the ground.
Some of the fruit are large and round, while others are slightly smaller but still substantial in size.
Mr Chi said the largest watermelon weighed 10 kilogrammes (22 lbs), while the smallest weighed about five kilos (11 lbs).
He said they had not been planted on purpose and might have grown from seeds casually spat out while eating watermelons last year.
He later heard from a neighbour that his mother had been in the house eating watermelons and had left the remains on the ground, where heavy flooding had probably washed them into the cracks in the cement.
He added that the watermelons were naturally ripe, very sweet, and full of water, although the skin was a little thick.
Villagers came to see the unexpected crop, and Mr Chi cut one open on the spot for everyone to taste.
(Mike Leidig / newsX)
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Description: Man who was away for three months finds eight large watermelons in his yard in Xuzhou, Jiangsu in China. , undated. The first video was shared on Douyin - the Chinese version of TikTok on Aug. 5, 2025 and the second one on Aug. 7, 2025. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video. (AsiaWire/NX)
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Description: Man who was away for three months finds eight large watermelons in his yard in Xuzhou, Jiangsu in China. , undated. The first video was shared on Douyin - the Chinese version of TikTok on Aug. 5, 2025 and the second one on Aug. 7, 2025. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video. (AsiaWire/NX)
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Description: Man who was away for three months finds eight large watermelons in his yard in Xuzhou, Jiangsu in China. , undated. The first video was shared on Douyin - the Chinese version of TikTok on Aug. 5, 2025 and the second one on Aug. 7, 2025. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video. (AsiaWire/NX)
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Description: Picture shows one of the cut watermelons, undated. A man found eight watermelons in his yard in Xuzhou, Jiangsu in China. Note: Image is a screenshot from video. (AsiaWire/NX)
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Description: Man who was away for three months finds eight large watermelons in his yard in Xuzhou, Jiangsu in China. , undated. The first video was shared on Douyin - the Chinese version of TikTok on Aug. 5, 2025 and the second one on Aug. 7, 2025. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video. (AsiaWire/NX)
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Description: Picture shows one of the cut watermelons, undated. A man found eight watermelons in his yard in Xuzhou, Jiangsu in China. Note: Image is a screenshot from video. (AsiaWire/NX)
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Byline Journalist: Mike Leidig
Byline Sub editor: Simona Kitanovska
Byline Spotter: Ivica Stojanovski
Byline Commisioning Editor: Mike Leidig
Byline Senior Writer: Mike Leidig
Byline Picture Editor: Zorica Stojkovik
Byline Video Editor: David Stojkovic
Byline Copychecker: Emily Wu
Byline Illustrator: Angela Trajkovska
Byline News Editor: Mike Leidig
Geography: Xuzhou
Subject: Food / Drink, Food, Social media, Society
