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  • From: "Tom Anslow" <limerock AT thirdplanet.net>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Watermelons
  • Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 07:05:07 -0400

Pat  --  Since I did not hear Paul Harvey talk about the straw 'detector' please tell me, do you lay the straw long-ways or cross-ways on the melon?  Ours are too little to even experiment on. Thanks!  --  Tom
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 10:03 PM
Subject: [market-farming] Watermelons

Hi all,
 
Does anyone grow watermelon?  This is the first year we're growing them and I don't know how to tell when the big suckers are ripe.  I've always heard when the stem starts turning brown but that ain't happening and they are huge!  None of them are jumping up and down saying "pick me" so I'm lost.  I heard Paul Harvey say take a broom straw and lay it on the melon...if the straw turns, it's ripe. That works for watermelon we've bought but I don't think he meant to take a broom straw to every melon growing on 2 acres.
 
Any ideas out there?
 
Thanks,
Pat
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