Green Zebra - how to tell when ripe?
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Comments (1)johndoug There isn't a lot of information on the internet, but it looks as if they're ripe when they've turned yellow and are heavy for their size. You can't tell by the smell as you can with several other melons. Here is a link that might be useful: dua gan...See MoreHow to tell when honeydew is ripe
Comments (2)when you can smell the melon from afar. If the vine comes off the melon with the SLIGHTEST of pull. Those are some good ways to tell if it is ripe. I find when in doubt don't pick the melon. resist the temptation! haha, hope that helps...See MoreHow to tell when blueberries are ripe?
Comments (17)I wait till half the berries on a given bush are ripe before picking them then pick all that are solid blue. The next picking I wait till half what is left is solid blue and pick and third pick is the last pick. Doing that you will get about 60% that are dead ripe and the remaining berries will be not quite to not very ripe. I rather like eating the not so ripe ones and dead ripe together as it gives a nice balance. If you pick every day or two you will get more berries and the birds less but there is no quality....See MoreHow to tell when Green Fleshed Pineapple melons are ripe?
Comments (2)normally you can tell by where the stem attaches to the melon. I think that variety 'slips'. The stem should slip if the melon is ripe. Some canteloupe don't slip and the stem starts to dry up, the base color gets more golden, and you begin to smell them. In a large field, you test a few ;). One year we grew acres and acres and it was such a nightmare. Each buyer had their own requirements (slip, half-slip, sugar content, etc) and the weather never cooperated....See Morespiced_ham
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