How do I know when the watermelon is ready?

[Smart Red]

Sheesh, I have had baby melons like that. I never ate them. I just figured they were too young and therefore unripe so I left them until cleaning time.

 

[ninnymary]

I would have thought the same thing too, Smart Red.

Mary

 

[mydogdory]

I'm a newb at gardening and watermelons. I picked one of the melons today! I thought it didn't look ripe because it was more pink than red but I tasted it and it was still the best watermelon ive tasted! Does anyone know what kind of watermelon I have? It just said "Watermelon" on the tag. lol

 

[baymule]

@mydogdory CONGRATULATIONS!!! I am so happy for you! Your first watermelon! You need a big blue ribbon for that....... @canesisters !!! Where ARE you?? We need you to use your special smiley talents here to pin a big blue ribbon on mydogdory's watermelon!!!

 

[canesisters]

I'm a newb at gardening and watermelons. I picked one of the melons today! I thought it didn't look ripe because it was more pink than red but I tasted it and it was still the best watermelon ive tasted! Does anyone know what kind of watermelon I have? It just said "Watermelon" on the tag. lol

OMG! That looks wonderful!

CONGRATS!!! I haven't been able to get one to grow and ripen yet.

doin the happy dance for you.

 

[mydogdory]

Thanks baymule and canesisters!! I'll post a picture of the my second watermelon when I open it! It should ripen within a week or two!

 

[Carol Dee]

O.K. @vfem and @ninnymary this is the orange watermelon. We waited for stripes to darken and bottom to lighten. Tenidrils drying and thump sounding RIPE? It only grew to 10 inches (should have been bigger/, but is huge for us! ) LOL. Here it is cut. It did not look ripe to me. Thought it would be darker orange and black seeds. Is this what your looked like? Not a melon eater I do not know if it was good. DH said it was fine. Very juicy. (We still have 2 more on the vine, should they wait?)

 

[ninnymary]

Oh Carol, that looks gross! lol sorry. Vfem's was a much darker orange. I will check to see if she has seeds for sale on etsy. I've checked the Baker Creek catalog and I think it might have been orangeglo. I'll google for a picture to see.

Mary

 

[ninnymary]

Carol, I just talked to vfem. She works a lot now and doesn't spend to much time on the computer other than work. She is processing some birds tonight and will take a look at your picture. Her seeds are now called orange glo from Baker Creek if you want to google them.

Mary

p.s. do a search here for vfem's "monster watermelon" thread.

 

[Carol Dee]

Carol, I just talked to vfem. She works a lot now and doesn't spend to much time on the computer other than work. She is processing some birds tonight and will take a look at your picture. Her seeds are now called orange glo from Baker Creek if you want to google them.

Mary

p.s. do a search here for vfem's "monster watermelon" thread.

Mary, Thanks, I did the search and see the seeds stay pale. And the signs where all there. Do not know why it would be so PALE inside. I think we will let the others hang out on the vine a while longer to see if they get darker fleshed.