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Old 26-07-2012, 09:04 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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lid (Drew Lawson) wrote:

I've never grown watermelon before, but I took the plunge this year
(Petite Yellow from Seed Savers).

The first melon is getting to softball sized and I realize that I
don't know how to tell when a watermelon is ripe. These are the
small sort (in case that wasn't obvious from the name).

Any hints?

Well if you tap your head and it is similar to tapping your melon it is
unripe. If you tap your chest and the sound is similar the melon it is
ripe. If you tap your stomach and the melon sounds similar it is over
ripe.
Useful for most melons like cantaloup etc.

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