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| About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busselton ( smack in the middle) 26th January 2011 2:27pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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krazykangaroo says... Hi, I grow a lot of melons. With watermelon you can thump them with your knuckles and large ones sound hollow when ripe (Doesn't work well for small ones. A better way is to see when the tendrils next to the stem dry up and the melons go white or yellow on the bottom. It doesn't matter so much if you leave them on the vine a bit longer just to be sure. With other melons - rockmelon types will slip off the vine easily without being pulled when ripe. Honeydew and other types are a bit harder to tell as they don't 'slip'. They should go white or yellow on the bottom and a little softer on the blossom end. Some of the other types of old heritage melons can also be a bit tricky as you have to harvest them on the day they are ripe - one day either side and they may not taste great. It is all experience for them. Edited to add: I just found this page which might help you more: http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/cornucop/2002071935010165.html | About the Author krazykangaroo1 Casterton, vic 26th January 2011 5:12pm #UserID: 4362 Posts: 44 View All krazykangaroo1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busselton ( smack in the middle) 27th January 2011 1:16am #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... Consider this, snottiegobble: In the markets in Hong Kong (in the olden days) the vendor would cut a triangle into the melon with a long pointy knife and pull it out for us to taste (but it was always good), then plug it up again for us to take home. Much like what you'd do with a cheese, I imagine. | About the Author MaryT Sydney 27th January 2011 6:29am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Gus8 7th February 2012 9:58pm #UserID: 6467 Posts: 44 View All Gus8's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Wazzbat 7th February 2012 11:20pm #UserID: 5526 Posts: 166 View All Wazzbat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Gus says... I am exactly the same. I cut one a couple of weeks ago and was sure it was going to be ripe. I could swear it sounded kind of hollow when I tapped it. So disapponiting to find it white in the middle. I also have a couple more, and am pretty sure one of them is ripe or at least pretty close to ripe. I don't think it sounds hollow though, but does appear to be going kind of yellow on the bottom. I am having similair trouble with rockmelon. I guess it is all experience, but unless you have a big farm, it is kind of hard to build that experience. | About the Author Gus8 7th February 2012 11:34pm #UserID: 6467 Posts: 44 View All Gus8's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi all, I used to visit my mum 's uncle who had a water melon farm and He taught me that apart from the hollow sound, I must wait for the stem of a mature melon about to dry up or dried up to be sure that the melon is red inside and it worked every time. He also said the one closer to the root is the best because it receives much more nutritions than the ones further down the vine. Good luck.. lucy. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE 8th February 2012 7:56am #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
Brendan says... Hi Jujube & Wazzbat, With watermelons, there's a tiny 'tendril' near the stem of the actual melon(s). When this tendril is completely dry or dead, then the watermelon is ready to pick. With pumpkins, I like picking them a bit early, they taste better IMO. Most people wait till the stem has dried slightly. | About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 8th February 2012 10:56am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Gus says... I think your helpful info is wasted on me. One of my melons was starting to look past its best even though the tendril hadn't dried up. I couldn't resist ahving a crack at it. I cut it open and if anything I feel it is a little overripe. It is an orange melon so a little hard to tell. The centre of it was kind of malformed, but at least it tasted ok | About the Author Gus8 8th February 2012 10:10pm #UserID: 6467 Posts: 44 View All Gus8's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Gus says... Cheers Wazz it was an orageglow melon and I dont really know how it should look, but i think it was closish to ripe. I can't tell if it was a little over or a little under ripe. I still don't think I could tell when a melon is ripe though. I cut a rockmelon at the same time and it wasn't even close! | About the Author Gus8 8th February 2012 11:25pm #UserID: 6467 Posts: 44 View All Gus8's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jack says... I find this web site pretty good for Vegie info, seeing that this forum is SUPPOSED to be about Fruit Trees It also seems like some of you have nothing better to do with yourselves. http://www.gardenate.com/plant/Watermelon | About the Author 10th February 2012 12:58pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Wazzbat 11th February 2012 8:00am #UserID: 5526 Posts: 166 View All Wazzbat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Wazzbat says... I'd like to refresh this page so that it gets back to the top of the page and as such, should get the attention of John again. People talk about all types of fruits and veges on this forum. Bananas aren't grown on trees. They are grown on palms. Blueberries on bushes, Cape Gooseberries on shrubs, Strawberries are ground covers, pineapples - mmmm?, grapes and passionfruits on vines etc etc etc. I have an idea - If you don't want to read the threads which talk about fruits that "aren't" grown on trees... Don't!!! Pretty simple really. Good Day to you Sir. | About the Author Wazzbat 14th February 2012 5:59pm #UserID: 5526 Posts: 166 View All Wazzbat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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