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Bill who putters wrote:

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Zarlot531 wrote:

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x...watermelon.jpg

Is this watermelon ready to pick? Planted this from seed around easter
in the middle of south carolina. The thing that's confusing me is
that the underbelly is already yellow (which i've read means it could
be ripe), but I thought these were supposed to grow for longer. This
is my first time growing watermelon. Thanks.

We use sound. Tape melon and compare to below sound.

Tape head = Not Ripe
Tape chest = Ripe
Tape stomach = Over Ripe

Mistake should be Tap.

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