Video: How to tell if watermelon is ripe

September 2, 2010 by gardeningafterfive

Growing watermelon but don’t know how to tell when it’s ready? Check out this video I did with the help of the Boulder Daily Camera.

on September 2, 2010 at 10:54 am Heidi

Thanks Carol – do the same rules apply for honeydew melons?
on September 2, 2010 at 3:51 pm gardeningafterfive

That’s a great question, but sadly, the answer is no, this doesn’t apply to honeydew melons. There are few signs for honeydews, so the best thing for you to do is count the days from when the female flower is pollinated. At 30 days, well….in a perfect world, it would be ripe. You might look for a slight – oh, so slight – color change, then experiement with the month-old melons to see if they’re good enough to eat.
on September 6, 2010 at 6:13 am Debbie

Awesome video! Great info! Thanks for posting this.

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