How many of you remember playing that game back in Jr. High (Middle School), What’s Grosser Than Gross?

I learned of a LOT of very gross and disgusting things playing that game.  Ugh!  Even now, they are flooding back into my memory.

Well, tonight I added onto my list of things that are Grosser Than Gross.

As you all know, I purchase watermelons specifically for my chickens.  I cut them up and put the pieces into Ziploc bag and pop them into the freezer for hot afternoon treats.

I bought this last watermelon on Friday evening and I procrastinated on cutting it up.  That is probably one of my least favorite jobs to do because it is messy.

Today, I noticed some fruit flies in the house.  I can’t stand those things and I don’t like them in my house!!!  I went on a hunt to figure out the source.

The first thing I did was check my potatoes.  MFH (My Favorite Husband) ran into town for me last week to pick some up.  He does not like to shop at WalMart and cheats and goes to Kroger instead.  I will NOT buy produce from Kroger because every time I do, I end up with fruit flies.  Kroger has terrible produce.  The potatoes were suspect.

I checked them out and they were fine!  So were the onions!  Hmmm…

I was really puzzled and went about my day trying to figure it out.

This evening, MFH and #1 Son were out so I decided to bite the bullet and cut the watermelon.  I picked it up and set it on the table.  I grabbed my knife and cut a substantial piece off of the watermelon.

Holy Cow!!!  It was soup!  It went everywhere!!!  AND there were the fruit flies.  I was not a happy person.

The first thing I did was grab what was left of the watermelon and hurried out to the chickens.  They thought they had died and gone to chicken heaven!  I think the entire thing is gone already.  Then I came back into the house. UGH!

What a mess!!!  Watermelon guts everywhere!!!  And Fruit Flies everywhere!!!  I am NOT happy!!!

I ended up getting that nasty watermelon juice all over my clothes, so I had to change clothes.  I grabbed a bunch of cleaning rags and paper towels and started cleaning.  I went through two dozen cleaning rags and half a roll of paper towels cleaning up that mess.

Now, all I have to do is figure out how to get rid of the fruit flies.  If anybody has a secret on how to go about doing that, I’m all ears!