Why are watermelons exploding in China?  Watermelons are
bursting at the seams in farms throughout southeastern China,
and no one is quite sure what's causing it. Is it chemicals?
Freak weather conditions? Or maybe it's just time to prepare for
a full-on attack of the watermelons.  So far, the exploding
watermelons have been localized around Danyang City in China's
Jiangsui province. So far, just under a fifth of a square mile's
worth of watermelons have been lost due to this mysterious
bursting. An investigative report by China Central Television
suggested a growth accelerator chemical was responsible, but
agricultural experts don't consider that likely - only one of
the ten households affected by the bursting melons actually used
the chemical, according to one report.  One possibility is that
the farmers themselves were inexperienced. Last year saw a
substantial boom in the watermelon market, which prompted many
of the farmers to begin growing for the fruit for the first
time. Watermelons need to be managed