Re: Melon - Delta

I am sorry for my last posting. I think you are talking about a Watermelon
not a Melon. the test for watermelons is:
the tapping test: If you hear a hollow thud it is ripe (this test is a bit
hard even for me and I have been growing watermelons for 6 years now.

the node test: Is when the watermelon is ripe the little curly crawler (I am
not sure what is it's proper name) closest to watermelon almost completely
dries out and starts to shrivel.

There is another test I have never tried or watched for:
  Some varieties loose some of their glossiness when ripe and the part of
the rind that touches the soil turns yellow.

Try to see if any of these tests works, and if does it will be worth taking
the chance and harvesting the watermelon then, because if it gets overripe
some varieties (Crimson sweet) will start to get flowery in texture.

If it was Watermelons that you were writing about I hope this will help you.

Layth

----- Original Message -----
From: <pdanielak@bluecrab.org>
To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 4:46 AM
Subject: Re: Melon - Delta


> Thanks, Layth. I have heard of this rule but didn't want to take for
> granted that it applies to all melons.
> I have also read (of muskmelon) that the peduncle (stem attachment)
becomes
> translucent when the melon is ripe, but I can't verify this and don't know
> if it applies to other melons as well.
> Pat
>
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