Cantaloupes "slip" when ripe, i.e., they will easily pull from
the vine.
Raleighgirl


"Kira Dirlik" !! wrote in message
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| 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