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A. The cantaloupe is ready to harvest when the stem easily separates from the fruit. To avoid over-ripening, harvest cantaloupes before they naturally separate from the vine. The best way to check maturity of cantaloupes is to place your thumb beside the stem and gently apply pressure to the side.
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If the tendril is green, you should wait to pick the melon. Harvest when the ... They are very sweet and are slightly larger than the American Cantaloupe. Ripe Persian melons are noticeably heavier than their unripe counterparts and store very well in the refrigerator for up to a week until you are ready to use them.
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To pick a ready to eat cantaloupe, check the spot where the it was removed from the vine. In a ripe melon it will be slightly indented and scarred. The end opposite the stem should give slightly when pressed. The best sign of a ripeness is a distinctive sweet melon smell.
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So why has the mainstream media kept cantaloupe's true identity a secret? Why have supermarkets ... Maybe the patch had ripe melons and Lawrence didn't know how to pick them. Not all melons are easy to harvest. Some, like musk melons, are ready to pick when you can pop the fruit off the vine with a "slip" of the thumb.
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I have 10 cantaloupe plants that cover a big area and have a lot of big green cantaloupes on but about the time I think they are ready to eat I pick it and they have hundreds of little brown bugs inside that have eaten through.
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PickYourOwn.org; Where you can find a pick-your-own farm near you!; Michigan crop harvest calendar - When fruit and vegetables are normally ready to pick in MI. Add this page to your favorites! - Updated daily!
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:41 pm Post subject: How to tell if a cantaloupe is ready to pick? ... Does anyone know how to tell if a cantaloupe is ready to pick? moderator's note: added a more descriptive title to topic;
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It is now covering what was once the large bare spot. We have three nice cantaloupes that are about ready to pick, and about eight small ones developing. I counted sixteen blossoms that may well turn into more melons. ... We all breathed deeply as he sliced the cantaloupe open.
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