Photo 2. CC0 Public Domain. Photo 3. Winter cantaloupe with the stem still attached. Look for cantaloupe where the stem end has begun to crack arrow , thus indicating the melon is approaching maturity but will improve in flavor if allowed to sit at room temperature for a few days. Did you find this article useful?
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That is, the package will say how many days to harvest. I can hardly wait! If you love watermelon, be sure to check out our recipe for a Sweet and Spice Watermelon Salad. Hi Mary, I wanted to let you know I found your article about how to tell if your melon is ripe very helpful.
Thank you, Richard. If you knock on your watermelon all the way around it like you are knocking on a door a good juicy watermelon will have a nice hollow sound.
I am a complete watermelon addict. I only like watermelon grown in the USA. A perfectly ripe cantaloupe emanates a fragrant, sweet, vaguely musky scent that's easily detectable through its thick rind. If you don't smell anything, or the aroma is really faint, the fruit isn't ready yet; if it has an unpleasant odor, it's already headed downhill toward rotten.
Shake it. All those seeds you have to scoop out are loose in a ripe cantaloupe. Give the melon a few shakes. If you can feel seeds flopping around inside, that's an indication that the fruit is mature. If there's no sign of movement in there, the cantaloupe needs more time. Squeeze it. Press down on the stem area at the top of the cantaloupe with your thumbs.
It should be firm, not hard as a rock, giving a little with pressure. Too hard and it's not yet ripe; too soft and it's past its prime. Thanks so much for the fan mail as well. Those tips are excellent - I go by the aroma mostly but I never thought about the weight as well. I always look to be sure there is that c-spot can't think of it now as you said to signify that it was on the ground and ripening! Anyhow, great info and helps you get a good melon!
I too did not know that a cantaloupe does not continue to ripen once it is picked from the vine. What a great list, I often have a hard time choosing the right cantaloupe - which is so dissappointing once I get home.
Well now I know what I have been doing wrong all these years! I had no idea. I really believed they continued to ripen. Now I can't wait to go to the grocery store and buy one! I had no idea that a cantaloupe doesn't continue to ripen after you get it home. What valuable information this is! This explains why I find myself disappointed with my choice so often!
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