Look for a cantaloupe with a golden tan rind, indicating ripeness. Check for slight softness at the blossom-end, suggesting a ripe melon. A ripe cantaloupe should feel heavy and sound deep when ...

Cantaloupe can be cut into cubes, chunks, wedges, and slices for a variety of uses. Cantaloupe can be served with the rind left on or cut off. Keep appearance, smell, texture, weight, and sound in ...

Hooray, it's watermelon season. How were you taught to pick the best one? My mother is a thumper. Are you? To find a ripe one, she places her ear close to the rind, flicks it with her middle finger, ...

A ripe watermelon will feel heavy, have a dry brown tendril, a yellow ground spot, dull skin, and a sweet smell. Check that the blossom end is slightly soft, the color is vibrant and uniform, and it ...

Recognize the signs of a perfectly ripe melon using these easy tips. Honeydew melons are juicy, sweet, and refreshing, but only if you know how to tell if honeydew is ripe. This popular melon has ...

“Watermelons will not ripen after harvesting; they will get a little redder inside, but they will not get sweeter,” says watermelon farmer Ben Horton of Healthy Harvest Farms in Fort Pierce, Fla. He ...

This yellow spot where the watermelon was touching the ground is a good sign that it’s perfectly ripe. A white spot would indicate that the melon would need more time to ripen. Courtesy Johnson County ...

Watermelons are one of the most interesting crops to grow. It is remarkable that we can grow such large fruits in our gardens during a single season. Watermelon plants start out what seems like a slow ...