Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

market-farming - Re: [Market-farming] White Wonder Watermelons

market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Market Farming

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: Willie McKemie <mf AT austinfarm.org>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] White Wonder Watermelons
  • Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 20:01:49 -0500

On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 07:41:23PM -0500, Bill Bradshaw wrote:
> Not the stem, just the first curl from the melon back towards the plant
> root. Bill

Another very useful clue is a "yellow belly". A well yellowed ground
spot. It is a good idea to never turn a melon; if you pick it up to
examine it, replace it with the same spot down. It is said that you
can judge a melon both by "thumping" it and noticing the glossy
appearance turning dull. I use both the near tendril and the belly
color. You can open a few melons in the field to calibrate both those
indicators.




Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page