Hello,
My volunteer cucumber turned out to be a melon. I have never
before had any melons I've grown survive. They always rot before they
get ripe, but these two look like they may actually make it.
They look like they may be the type one sees in "quality" grocery
stores, like Weaver St. Market. In the store they are very large
cantelopes, light skin with the usual webbing, with lighter sides with
dirt where they have lain on the ground. They look much more natural
than the commercial cantelope, rock hard, dark green with beige
webbing.
Right now my melons are dark green. I thought they might be
small, rounder, watermelons. But last week they started forming the
beige webbing. They are much bigger than the commercial cantelopes.
My question is:
How can I tell when they are ready to be picked?
Thanks.
Kira