The magical watermelon

It’s been about 2 months since I stumbled upon the mystery melon in my garden, which I figured was plenty of time to mature and ripen.

Sure enough, upon slicing, it was red — and tasted pretty good.

Hooray for the mystery melon!

There are still 2 more in the garden. Here’s to hoping they are also edible.

When is my watermelon going to be ready?

I looked on eHow about harvesting watermelon and the first suggestion, “Check out the description on your watermelon’s seed packet.”

My watermelon spontaneously generated. That advice won’t help me.

Another tip: look at curly tendrils around the stem. Green tendrils mean it’s still ripening. Brown and dry equals a done melon. I don’t seem to have any tendrils.

Next tests: The thumbnail test (if your thumb fails to indent the skin, it’s ready) and the underbelly test (warm, yellow hue equals ripe melon).

Anyone know when a watermelon is ready?

Mysterious melon

I have a softball-sized melon in my garden (see below).

Funny thing is, I didn’t plant melon this year.

Check out these melons

I broke into my first intact watermelon today…and it was a little…colorless.

It tasted okay, but I think it could have used a little more time to ripen into adulthood.

No worries, I still have a few more hanging around.