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bridsonbunch
Joined: 27 May 2004
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Location: Midland, MI
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 8:00 am Post subject: Are my "Sugar Babies" (melons) ripe? |
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How will I know when my watermelons are ripe? I've never grown melons before and thought I'd give it a try this year. I have DOZENS of melons! But I don't know how to tell when they are ripe... Help?
Todd |
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dragonfly
Joined: 20 May 2003
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Location: parker county, texas
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 10:21 am Post subject: |
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| Look at the two nearest tendrils to the stem of the melon. When those dry up and turn brown, I usually pick them within a week. There's also a "thump" test, but I don't have any faith in my ability to tell and ripe thump from an unripe one. Maybe someone else can help you out on that one. I'm growing Sugar Babies this year and the taste is great. |
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bridsonbunch
Joined: 27 May 2004
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Location: Midland, MI
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| Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 8:46 am Post subject: |
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Wonderful. Thank you for the information. It works. As a trial I picked one with dried tendrils and one with out. The difference was very noticable. Very tasty indeed. Funny, though, the unripe melon (yellowish orange flesh) was still nearly as sweet as the ripe one!
Thank you,
Todd |
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