Key points
- Mature watermelon will feel heavy, have a dry brown temperature, a yellow factor, a dull skin and a sweet scent.
- Make sure the end is blooming softly soft, the color is lively and uniform, and sounds hollow when it is patted.
- Cut the melon from the vine, light it lightly and store it about 50 ° F-60 ° F-eat soon for the best taste.
Watermelon is a popular melon that can be breed in any garden, as long as you have adequate space and sunlight. One tricky aspect of growing watermelon is known when mature melons are mature enough.
It is important to pick them up at the peak of maturity, because they like other melons, they don’t continue to mature with vines. We share 10 boasting characters to look after when your watermelon is all mature and ready to harvest.
Weight
If a watermelon feels thick and heavy for his size, it can be a good indication of maturity. Heavier melons, it was more juice formed in. But if you are not sure how heavy watermelon needs to be, finding two melons about the same size and weighing in your hands.
You can practice this technique in food store store to feel how dense and heavy mature melons need to feel.
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The stem is mostly brown
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If the plumbing stem became brown or is more brown than green, it is also a potential sign of maturity. This indicates that more energy from the vines went to the dun.
Dried Windrill
The Thipril is a curly part of the stem opposite where the watermelon is attached to the vine. Once Tembi turns brown and dry, watermelon is ready to harvest
A slash is yellow
Groomed places (also is called “field point” or “abdominal place”) is usually a small round space on the watermelon in which it lies in contact with the ground. Once this place becomes yellow, it is a sign, the melon is mature while still on the vine.
Don’t choose melons if this place is still white. If your watermelon has no ground floor spot, use some of the other characters to determine its maturity. Note: This method will not work for miniature watermelons that are breeding vertically on a fence or grille.
Smooth but tute skin surface
Lubonian skin surface should be boring and not great. Great basket or leather are still too immature for folder. The skin should also be without a cut or bruise.
Flourishing strength
The flower end of the watermelon is opposite the stem. Press gently in this place; If the mushroom, the melon is overripe. If it’s firm, the melon is lubricated. If he presses slightly, the melon is mature for harvest.
Fragrance
The mature watermelon will have a cute but not the prevailing scent when you sniff the end of the bloom. If the smell is excessively cute, rich or spherical, melon can be overripe.
Vigorous color
Your watermelon can have any number of color characteristics depending on the variety; Some melons are solid colors, and some have stripes. Look for a photo on the variety network to achieve a feeling of how deeply colored is mature (often the seed package has a photo of the ripe melon).
Wait until the melon reaches the picturesque color before the harvest. Even a watermelon who has a beach green will reach color as it gets mature, so this is a sign along with the others who helped you determine maturity.
Shape uniformity
Different varieties of watermelon have different shapes: some are round, while some or more oval are oval. Do you want to have a goal uniformly without unusual lumps or flat spots.
Hollow sound of interior
Gently hit the surface of the watermelon with your wrists. Hollow, crispy and reasoned sound is a sign that the watermelon is mature. You will also feel a slight vibration. If the sound is boring rather than resonant, the melon is not yet ready for harvest.
How to berbi
When you found your watermelon, it is enough to mature to harvest, follow these techniques to do so properly.
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Cut off
Cut the melons from vines with sharp knife or poppies in circumcision. The watermelon can not withdraw himself.
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Clean
Slightly cleanse melts with a soft cloth and soap and washes the treasure and flush thoroughly. This is to remove any potentially harmful bacteria (which could be in the ground or for which the wilderness is engaged) that could be transferred from the skin in the fruit when you grab.
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Save properly
Store your watermelon on a temperature between 50-60F. If stored at temperatures above 75F, the shelf life is only about 5 days. It is best to eat your watermelon as soon as possible after you pick it up. If you have any rest of the cut parts, place them in the refrigerator.
FAQ
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Yes, the watermelon can be selected too early, and the meat will be watered and not sweet.
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Although some melons fall from the vines when they are mature, watermelons should not probably be cut from vines when harvesting.
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Watermelons do not continue to mature with vines, so it is important to try and determine if they are mature and ready to eat before harvesting.