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How to judge when melons are ripe?

Last Post 8/04/2009 11:42 by ramsri. 2 Replies.

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honey sri

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Seed

8/04/2009 11:23
This is the first year that I did a lot of melons. I have Sucre de tour ( I think that's right), Canary, Tip Top, Angel, Amy, Honeydew, and Charantais. I'm getting a lot of melons and know how to judge when muskmelons are ripe but I don't know about the cantaloupes, rock melons, etc. Do all melons slip on the vine when ripe?

gardenia

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Blossom

8/04/2009 11:31
Not all melons slip on the vine when they are ripe. I got this link for you to know when the different types of melon you planted are ripe enough for the picking. http://cals.arizona.edu/maricopa/garden/old_archives/arid_gardener/2003-August/000894.html

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ramsri

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Bud

8/04/2009 11:42
About 4 inches from the melon will be a small curly vine, when that vine dries up and turns brown the melon should be ripe. I am not sure if all melons have this but I know watermelons do.

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