Watermelons!

[Kev]

So, I tried to garden this year, my first time. Just watermelons, ha!

First one planted was 'Sugar Baby'. Much later, unnamed yellow flesh and 'Black Diamond'.

My question- how do you tell when they are ready for picking?

 

[iwiw60]

Here's a good reference page:

http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/cornucop/2002071935010165.html

 

[Kev]

ok thanks. tendril dry, picked one firm flesh not much taste however the area around seeds were mushy and did not taste good.

 

[3forfree]

I was taught to 'THUMP" melons to see if they are ripe. You hold your first finger with your thumb and thump the melon with your finger somewhere in the middle and listen for a hollow sound. It doesn't matter what size the melon is, the hollow sound will come out. Good Luck. try to thump it real hard.