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Melon question
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 |
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Kira Dirlik wrote:
How can I tell when they are ready to be picked? http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/c...935010165.html Daniel B. Martin |
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Cantaloupes "slip" when ripe, i.e., they will easily pull from
the vine. Raleighgirl "Kira Dirlik" !! wrote in message ... | 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 |
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In article ,
Kira Dirlik !! wrote: How can I tell when they are ready to be picked? Most American cantaloupes (which are really muskmelons), are ready to pick when they slip off the vine, i.e. the fruit comes off the vine without cutting or hard pulling when you lift it with just a little pressure. Smell is also a good indicator. -- Steve |
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On 2005-09-01, Steve wrote:
In article , Kira Dirlik !! wrote: How can I tell when they are ready to be picked? Most American cantaloupes (which are really muskmelons), are ready to pick when they slip off the vine, i.e. the fruit comes off the vine without cutting or hard pulling when you lift it with just a little pressure. Smell is also a good indicator. and to prevent rot, get them off the ground. A piece of board or a couple bricks under them. -- Wes Dukes (wdukes.pobox@com) Swap the . and the @ to email me please. is a garbage address. |
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