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Botany Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-15-08 07:55 AM
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How can I tell if a watermelon is ripe?
Last year I picked one too early .... :cry:
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flying_wahini Donating Member (856 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-15-08 10:07 AM
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1. If the part that is on the ground starts turning yellow

I have never grown watermelons, so I can't testify to this
personally....

think I saw this on GardenWeb.com one of my favorite websites.
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grasswire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-16-08 01:07 AM
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2. and when you thunk it, it sounds a bit hollow
I'm pretty good at picking a good watermelon. First I look for a big yellow spot on the bottom that shows it laid in the field a good while. Then I thunk it, and compare the sound with other melons near it. Just slap it with the flat of your hand. A good melon will have a nice rich sound. A not-so-good melon will sound flat. Like "thup" rather than "thunnnnnk" for the good one -- hard to put into words but I think you'll hear the difference.
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-17-08 03:13 PM
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3. My seed catalogs agree.
The other sign is that the stem is beginning to wither or turn yellow.


I don't grow watermelons anymore but the finger flicking test is reliable for other melons too.

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