This is super super helpful. I had two melons around back that I've been asking persons about but no one gave me good advice as to know when they are ripe. I watched this video half way through and ran straight outside in the dark with my cellphone light. Checked the curly q and recognized it was dried all the way back. Got that melon inside the house and split it right open. Its fully ripe and very sweet. Thanks for the advice it's the best I've gotten.
Thank you for this video. This is my 1st year growing watermelons, and I chose to grow a few different varieties, including the Crimson Sweet. (I'm also in Georgia) I've been scared to death of picking them too early, because I know that once it's been picked, what you've got is what it's going to be. Now I'll definitely be out there checking the condition of those "Curly Q's" first thing in the morning! 🙂Thanks again!
I know one thing for sure, the south sure produces some sweet juicy watermelons! I got some in my backyard right now and boy they help me survive the heat in tx.
We used to grow the Charleston Grey melons. I always go by the curly 'q' to make sure the water melon is ready to be picked. It's nothing like getting in the garden in the early morning and busting open a cool sweet watermelon. Bring some salt so when you grab the heart out it's the best.
We are patiently waiting to pick our 3 watermelons our son planted in may. We messed up the first one by picking it up too soon, thanks to your video we now know when to pick the other 3.
First year growing watermelons up in CT, planted 8 plants and have about 40 lol. Came here to see when they are ready for picking. Thanks for the help!!
I've had trouble with some of my watermelons over the past few years and this year they are looking good but I did not know when to pick them your explanation was very simple and very comprehensive thank you very much for making something so easy
I was wondering how to tell if a melon was ripe. My young son wants to be a farmer and planted some in the backyard. It's working close to 3 months so they should be just about ready. I got to look at the curly thing now.
My melon was a nice color, yellow patch at bottom, some on top, but when I tried this method (of the brown curly cue at junction being all brown) it was totally underripe inside--a little red/pink, but mostly white flesh inside . Maybe it needs to be the Georgian variety for this method to work?
Hello! I'm originally from Pittsburgh and was very happy to find this. No one (and these are veteran rice and tobacco farmers who grow melons for themselves) knew of this way of telling when a watermelon is ripe. They were very impressed. Thank you! 💕
I've seen the dried tendril tip with regard to a different type of watermelon (Sugar Baby). Is this pretty much a rule for most types of watermelon? Thanks!
Sure wish they'd ship those totally vine ripen watermelons to us northerners. buying a perfect melon is a gamble. Most of the time they are pretty much tasteless
Rita Rogalski I live in Indiana, what we get is usually from California. So I agree with you. I'm not too sure any good fruit comes from there except lemons, limes and maybe avocados (pretty sure that's considered a fruit). anyhow, I find that everything from the Midwest, and the south, excluding Florida, is much better tasting.
We got the same sign of ripe water Mellon transferred to us by my first generation siblings ( I'm the third ) who were farming in the 60's in my Country the Philippines.
thank you for your video it is very clear. My first time growing watermelons in New Zealand and I am enjoying just seeing them the size of "Crimson sweet" variety. I will follow your instructions, now I know when to harvest them also I learned that word "Curly Q" Thanks
How do you walk through that field without stepping on any vines? I have 3 watermelon plants and they are so sprawled out I can't even approach the plants anymore lol
We usually are people purchasing from the grocery store looking at things how to figure out a ripe watermelon. Wish we had access to those vines growing them melons.
Growing up seedless watermelon didn't exist. I'm used to dealing with watermelon seeds in fact I eat most of them as they are very good roughage. I lived in Morocco 4 years and the best watermelon on the planet is from agadir Morocco. I ate 25 lb one day and you don't even want the story of what happened to me a few hours after I was done eating that watermelon and this was 25 lb of watermelon flesh.
Thanks for this video!! I'm growing the moon and stars variety and I have one pretty good sized one and I was wondering when it would be time to pick it. It's almost brown all the way down and I'll give it a few more days.
I planted mine back in April. The plant grew but no watermelon. I just found out while we were going to clear the garden because everything died out that 4 watermelons grew. 2 of them are large like the video but the color is still light green. Since it is a late bloomer and I dont know when they grew out. Do I still follow the stem? The Curly q looks dried out but the watermelon is still light green. The outer skin is very smooth still.
at 2:50 you can hear the loud cracking sound when it opens; the louder that sound the less ripe the watermelon is. As it ripens the outer shell softens up; too ripe and that outer rind is too soft, another indicator. So, when you are at the store, too soft = too ripe, and too firm (has no give) = immature, not quite ripe. It needs to give just slightly (somewhat like an avo) but even when the rind feels "in between" its not a perfect indicator; its always a gamble. Watermelon is always a gamble but there is no reward without a little risk !!! thanks for the video -- but video more for the gardener than the consumer !! And I have had a garden -- he who can grow a melon deserves the fruit thereof !
Hello, I would like to plant watermelon seeds crimson sweet and my question is and you grafted them with squash seed yes yes what variety because I already try with watermelon seeds that I consume but it remains small thank you for your answer for France
Do you need a lot of space to grow watermelon? I don't live in the country however I have a yard just not a real big one. Maybe I'd be better to stick with buying them. I hope to move to the country after I hit the lottery. Thanks!
@@gardeningwithhoss Thanks for the awesome, straightforward video. This was my first attempt growing watermelon. Fascinating watching them grow, and thanks to you, I will know when to pick them.
The tendril is a curled-up bit of vine emerging from the stem, and the spoon is a very small, spoon-shaped leaf that looks different from the other leaves on the watermelon plant. Look for the tendril and spoon emerging from the plant stem, closest to the watermelon.
Greg how would you know if you had to buy it at a store whether it was ripe?? Thanks for the tip on ripeness in the garden. This year I'm going to try to grow some, in fact it's going to be crimson sweet from Hoss. First time trying.....
Love the videos. Just wish it was as easy to grow this kind of stuff here in Montana. This year I am trying them in my greenhouse so we'll see how that turns out.
awesome video, I'll be sure to use this for when I get my watermelon though I'm not from georgia (north carolina) here I'm a hardcore watermelon eater. Thanks yall for this video.
Hi, I have a couple of questions. I've read where some people choose to add a tablespoon or so of borax (boron) mixed with water to their vines, because it supposedly increases the likelihood of flowers turning to fruit, and it also makes the fruit sweeter. Do you have an opinion on that? Also, aside from the larger melons, I still have flowers and a few baby melons popping up in my garden, do you think it's still possible at this point for them to reach maturity here in Georgia? Thanks in advance!
Never heard of adding Borax to enhance pollination. Bees usually take care of that for us. It's not too late, although the heat can take quite a toll on the plants this time of year.
NubianP6 All plants benefit from Boron because it’s the element that starts all the others cascading. Think of it as the key to your car. If you don’t have it, you’re not going anywhere.
Thank you for the tips! But I have a question, if you're getting your melon at the store and there's no tendril, how should you check? Also, I have to say, eatting 1-2 melons a day... wouldn't that, you know, make you have to "go"? Or does your body just get used to it? I ate 1 melon to myself once... once. (Sat in the bathroom for a while with the "scoots")
The trick is to be able to tell which watermelon to pick from the grocery store or produce market! I've always went for the one that had the yellowest belly and would kind of give or make a cracking sound when you push on it. Any other advice Mr. Hoss? Man, I am enjoying y'alls videos!
What's the risk of leaving them a few days after you see that the curly branch is dried all the way? I mean how long does it take for them to get over-ripened?
I did what you said,I picked my melon when the curly que closes to my melon was dried,all the way to where it just. met with main stem. You were right that melon was delicious and ripe all the way through!!😁👍👏👏👏👏👏👏 Thank you for that great advice😃👍👍👍you are the melon king!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏
Where are the real watermelons and what are those little round grapefruit shaped things. When I was young in central Arkansas, a watermelon was generally about a foot and a half to two feet long. Oh, those little round things were around. We called them "ice box melons" but people usually didn't even bother with them.
I've got a melon with a curly q that is about 3/4 dried. We also have a bout a week of rain in the forecast. Is it better to pick it early or let it go and risk it splitting on me?
Excellent wisdom. I'm on my 4th season of growing melons and I only use the tendril turning brown. Sometimes the variety has a spoon leaf also and it turns brown as well.
My watermelons are already extremely big maybe 1ft6in or maybe a bit more... the tendril is totally green and full of life... that means i have to wait longer right?
thanks man! ill keep watering them :) Another question... should I lift them from the soil with a plastic plate (upside down)? I heard they should be separated from the soil but so far they have been growing fine...
I just found grub worms eating holes in the bottoms of my watermelons! and I used milky spore last year. now I have tiles and plastic lids under mine. btw, what if I pick an unripe watermelon? will it get ripe off the vine?
That's all well and good for one trying to determine in the field (before the watermelon is picked) if a watermelon is ripe -- but how does the consumer at the market/store/roadside stand/pickup truck, etc., determine if a picked melon is ripe? That's what I thought this video was about.
There is no consistent way to tell if it has already been picked. That's probably why you're having a hard time finding a video that will tell you that.
I wasn't looking for a video to tell me how to assess if a picked watermelon was ripe, but I stumbled upon the above video, and it interested me, as I thought it might give me (or my wife) some pointers in assessing if a melon that had already been picked was ripe. I've heard about the thumping, the color of the melon belly, etc., and that's what I thought the video would be about. My wife has been buying me seedless melons from Publix all summer long, and thus far they've been pretty good. She lets the produce manager or associate pick them out for her. In any event, you grow watermelons, so you would know that there is no fire way to tel if a watermelon is totally ripe, but I did learn about telling if they are ripe while still on the fine -- so I enjoyed the video anyway.
I’ve never had more faith in anyone than this man right here. My guy has grown a couple watermelons
Same!
@@JessIsOKlll
Thank you for being clear in your description about the tendril. It makes all the difference in knowing when to pick.
Happy to help, Cassandra!
Just give me a watermelon and a spoon! I just cut one in half and ya have your bowl.... nothin better than watermelon! Boy howdy!
Indeed! Only a few more months and we'll be eating fresh watermelon! Thanks for watching.
This is super super helpful. I had two melons around back that I've been asking persons about but no one gave me good advice as to know when they are ripe.
I watched this video half way through and ran straight outside in the dark with my cellphone light. Checked the curly q and recognized it was dried all the way back. Got that melon inside the house and split it right open.
Its fully ripe and very sweet. Thanks for the advice it's the best I've gotten.
Thank you for this video. This is my 1st year growing watermelons, and I chose to grow a few different varieties, including the Crimson Sweet. (I'm also in Georgia) I've been scared to death of picking them too early, because I know that once it's been picked, what you've got is what it's going to be. Now I'll definitely be out there checking the condition of those "Curly Q's" first thing in the morning! 🙂Thanks again!
Good luck with your watermelons. Hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
I know one thing for sure, the south sure produces some sweet juicy watermelons! I got some in my backyard right now and boy they help me survive the heat in tx.
Nothing beat a good sweet watermelon on a hot day.
I went from the video to the garden. Finally, a reliable indicator! The melon I picked was delicious!
That's great to hear Paul! Glad we could help. Thanks for watching!
The way he says watermelon is different than what I've heard in Alabama.
I can finally tell if a watermelon is ripe. Yay!!
Our Georgia accent isn't too far from an Alabama accent. Hope you have a great watermelon crop!
We used to grow the Charleston Grey melons. I always go by the curly 'q' to make sure the water melon is ready to be picked.
It's nothing like getting in the garden in the early morning and busting open a cool sweet watermelon. Bring some salt so when you grab the heart out it's the best.
D Hansel no salt for us, but nothing beats a vine ripe watermelon on a hot day!
Haven't tasted a good watermelon in years.
The supermarket produce in Cali is tasteless.
We hear that a lot. You've got to grow your own to get the best quality.
Like everything else in California..it's fake..
East coast here, and I get about 1 good watermelon out of 10 from the supermarket. So not isolated to Cali.
@@joegarcia1674 you wish you could live here
@@joegarcia1674 Womens breasts?
One of the best videos on youtube. Thanks
Thanks for watching!
Totally the best watermelon indicator video out there on the RUclips platform!
Thanks, Austin! Appreciate the support!
Loved this video, and these watermelons look so appetizing. They're one of my favorite fruits
We love them too! Best treat ever on a hot summer day.
We are patiently waiting to pick our 3 watermelons our son planted in may. We messed up the first one by picking it up too soon, thanks to your video we now know when to pick the other 3.
atiya atif You're welcome. Enjoy your watermelons!
I just picked my first ever watermelon from my garden! 27 pounds. Thanks for this video it really helped me out and relieved a lot of my worries 😊😊
Great to hear. Enjoy!
First year growing watermelons up in CT, planted 8 plants and have about 40 lol. Came here to see when they are ready for picking. Thanks for the help!!
Sounds great!
I've had trouble with some of my watermelons over the past few years and this year they are looking good but I did not know when to pick them your explanation was very simple and very comprehensive thank you very much for making something so easy
Thanks for sharing
Thats the variety im growing this year
Best advice I've ever gotten on determining when to pick watermelons. Thank you.
Thanks for watching Trey!
So you will add a picture of every melons curly Q when I buy it at the store? :)
Haha. No way to tell if it's at the store. You're at the mercy of the farmer who picked it.
Best advice sir
I'm watching from Philippines
God bless you
Thanks for watching!
You're welcome sir
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I love this video 😂 watermelon a day keeps the kidney stones away
Thanks for this i got nice idea
Thanks for watching!
*Nice information* , we are doing watermelons farming 😍👍
So nice of you
I was wondering how to tell if a melon was ripe. My young son wants to be a farmer and planted some in the backyard. It's working close to 3 months so they should be just about ready. I got to look at the curly thing now.
Hope you all have a great harvest!
My melon was a nice color, yellow patch at bottom, some on top, but when I tried this method (of the brown curly cue at junction being all brown) it was totally underripe inside--a little red/pink, but mostly white flesh inside . Maybe it needs to be the Georgian variety for this method to work?
We have had that happen too. Does not always work, but the best way we know how to tell.
Thanks for the great tips.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much! I live in Japan and I am teaching people the Georgian way!!
Haha! Hello from WAY across the pond!
Hello! I'm originally from Pittsburgh and was very happy to find this. No one (and these are veteran rice and tobacco farmers who grow melons for themselves) knew of this way of telling when a watermelon is ripe. They were very impressed. Thank you! 💕
You have heard of Immokalee, FL. It's been knowns as far back as 40-50s as the watermelon capitol of the U.S.
I've seen the dried tendril tip with regard to a different type of watermelon (Sugar Baby). Is this pretty much a rule for most types of watermelon?
Thanks!
Yes, that's the general rule for all melons.
rock melons and all pumpkin varieties i've grown have that little curly thingy to and that's how i tell if they're ripe
It's a proven method for melons and winter squash/pumpkins.
The grocery store doesn't have curley cues. Need to now how to pick them from the store or fruit stand
No way to tell there. You're at the mercy of the farmer who picked it.
Very simple way. Place a broom straw that is about 6 inch long on top of the watermelon, the faster the straw spins the riper the watermelon. Try it.
@@michaelcorbett6927lol Ok
Lawd your watermelon looks soooooo good 🙌
They were very good. Too bad we'll have to wait until next July to have them again! Thanks for watching.
In phoenix we can get them into October. But the aphids are hitting my hard right now so I am going to pull my last 2 and I am done.. Good video btw.
Thanks for watching John! Good luck with those pesky aphids.
Sure wish they'd ship those totally vine ripen watermelons to us northerners. buying a perfect melon is a gamble. Most of the time they are pretty much tasteless
We hear that quite a bit.
Rita Rogalski I live in Indiana, what we get is usually from California. So I agree with you. I'm not too sure any good fruit comes from there except lemons, limes and maybe avocados (pretty sure that's considered a fruit). anyhow, I find that everything from the Midwest, and the south, excluding Florida, is much better tasting.
Perfect, thanks! I very much appreciate this. I'm going to watch some more of your videos to see if I can pick up any new tricks!
We've got lots of videos with lots of tricks. Hope you enjoy the content.
Now Mr. Grocer, I wish to buy one of your watermelons. Can you tell me about this particular melon's curlicue? Was it totally dry or just partly?
The grocer wouldn't know -- only the person who grew them. That's why we recommend growing them yourself.
We got the same sign of ripe water Mellon transferred to us by my first generation siblings ( I'm the third ) who were farming in the 60's in my Country the Philippines.
Good to hear!
thank you for your video it is very clear. My first time growing watermelons in New Zealand and I am enjoying just seeing them the size of "Crimson sweet" variety. I will follow your instructions, now I know when to harvest them also I learned that word "Curly Q" Thanks
Greetings from "across the pond." Hope you have a great watermelon crop this year!
good one i have crimson sweet and gor. rattle snakes from BAKER CREEK MO. USA
Both great varieties.
Excellent explanation!
Glad it was helpful!
@@gardeningwithhoss- It saved me from harvest the watermelon out my window before it was ready. My mom will be thankful as well.
im going to grow some georgia rattlesnake next year. looking forward to them.
Hope it turns out great for you! Thanks for watching!
Hmmm watching this program makes go out and get a watermelon , but it's almost 3am here now lol
Watermelon is good any time of day!
Wow, very knowledgeable tip man! Now I know when to pick ripe melons. What about cantaloupes are they the same? Thank you very much!
Yes, cantaloupes are the same.
Hoss Tools thank you!
TFS I know this is an old video but what is the way for us supermarket shoppers to try?
Not really a way to tell if it's at the store.
How do you walk through that field without stepping on any vines? I have 3 watermelon plants and they are so sprawled out I can't even approach the plants anymore lol
We usually are people purchasing from the grocery store looking at things how to figure out a ripe watermelon. Wish we had access to those vines growing them melons.
That's why it's so much better to grow them yourself -- very hard to tell in a grocery store.
Once I had really good watermelon I havent had that really good watermelon since.
But a watermelon a day keeps you hydrated.
Keeps everyone happy too!
Growing up seedless watermelon didn't exist. I'm used to dealing with watermelon seeds in fact I eat most of them as they are very good roughage. I lived in Morocco 4 years and the best watermelon on the planet is from agadir Morocco. I ate 25 lb one day and you don't even want the story of what happened to me a few hours after I was done eating that watermelon and this was 25 lb of watermelon flesh.
Goodness! That's quite a bit of watermelon to eat in one sitting.
Thanks for this video!! I'm growing the moon and stars variety and I have one pretty good sized one and I was wondering when it would be time to pick it. It's almost brown all the way down and I'll give it a few more days.
Thanks for watching! Hope you have a great watermelon crop this year!
Thanks for the tip!! Very knowledgeable.
Glad it was helpful!
I planted mine back in April. The plant grew but no watermelon. I just found out while we were going to clear the garden because everything died out that 4 watermelons grew. 2 of them are large like the video but the color is still light green. Since it is a late bloomer and I dont know when they grew out. Do I still follow the stem? The Curly q looks dried out but the watermelon is still light green. The outer skin is very smooth still.
The color is not a good indicator because the sun can bleach the melons. Use the curly Q as your best indicator.
at 2:50 you can hear the loud cracking sound when it opens; the louder that sound the less ripe the watermelon is. As it ripens the outer shell softens up; too ripe and that outer rind is too soft, another indicator. So, when you are at the store, too soft = too ripe, and too firm (has no give) = immature, not quite ripe. It needs to give just slightly (somewhat like an avo) but even when the rind feels "in between" its not a perfect indicator; its always a gamble. Watermelon is always a gamble but there is no reward without a little risk !!! thanks for the video -- but video more for the gardener than the consumer !! And I have had a garden -- he who can grow a melon deserves the fruit thereof !
David Azinger they taste so much better when you grow them yourself!
If we get a Frost should I go ahead and pick them if they are not ready?
Yes. They probably won't fair well when frozen.
And can they sun ripen or just have to eat them unripened?
They should ripen some off the vine.
This guy is totally legit! Best advice ever! No colors, no spots, no thumpin, real experience for a guy who knows what he's doin'. God Bless You!
Thanks Tyler! Glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you for the tip about looking at the tendril. BTW, Crimson Sweet is my favorite too; though Sangria rocks if you’re into giants.
Thanks for the recommendation. We'll have to check out that variety!
Hello,
I would like to plant watermelon seeds crimson sweet and my question is and you grafted them with squash seed yes yes what variety because I already try with watermelon seeds that I consume but it remains small thank you for your answer for France
We don't graft our watermelons. We plant from seed in our greenhouse and then transplant into the garden.
Do you need a lot of space to grow watermelon? I don't live in the country however I have a yard just not a real big one. Maybe I'd be better to stick with buying them. I hope to move to the country after I hit the lottery. Thanks!
Your probably need at least a 20 x 20 plot to grow a decent crop.
@@gardeningwithhoss Oh ok. I'll have to wait till I get moved hopefully sometime in the near future. Thanks anyways!
SO, I HAVE TO GO TO THE FIELD AND FIND OUT, IF MY STORE WATERMELON IS RIPE??
The only way to really know is to grow it yourself. No way to tell if it's in the supermarket.
Yes
I'm never driving through Cordele at the right time of year. Darn!
If you drink don't drive, do the watermelon crawl.
Sir, I wish I was their with you,you might share the piece with me
It would be our pleasure!
Looking for curly Qs tomorrow!
Go for it!
@@gardeningwithhoss Thanks for the awesome, straightforward video. This was my first attempt growing watermelon. Fascinating watching them grow, and thanks to you, I will know when to pick them.
this guy is such a badass
Haha. He loves his watermelon!
Great video man! I grew my first garden this year and can't wait to eat my first watermelon. Check the curly q! Haha
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
Nice. My watermelon has 2 tendrils next to the stem. One is brown half way down and the other is just starting to brown. Which one do i go off of?
The tendril is a curled-up bit of vine emerging from the stem, and the spoon is a very small, spoon-shaped leaf that looks different from the other leaves on the watermelon plant. Look for the tendril and spoon emerging from the plant stem, closest to the watermelon.
Greg how would you know if you had to buy it at a store whether it was ripe??
Thanks for the tip on ripeness in the garden. This year I'm going to try to grow some, in fact it's going to be crimson sweet from Hoss. First time trying.....
You don't know. The only way to know is to grow it yourself.
@@gardeningwithhoss And this year I'm going to try my best. Thanks Greg
Love the videos. Just wish it was as easy to grow this kind of stuff here in Montana. This year I am trying them in my greenhouse so we'll see how that turns out.
Good luck!
As a person that buys the watermelon from a supermarket and not directly from the farm my question is: How do i know the watermelon is not too ripe?
There's no way to tell in the store. The only way to know for sure is to grow them yourself.
Sorry i wasn't clear on my question, I don't have a farm so my question is: what do people that don't have a farm need to do?
Nothing you can do. There's no way to tell when something at the grocery store was harvested.
Great way to tell a watermelon is ripe thanks from Australia 👍👍
Thanks for watching all the way over in Australia!
This is my first year growing watermelon and cantaloupe.
awesome video, I'll be sure to use this for when I get my watermelon though I'm not from georgia (north carolina) here I'm a hardcore watermelon eater. Thanks yall for this video.
When watermelons are ripe in the garden, we like to eat at least one a day. Thanks for watching!
This was so helpful. Boy do you know your MELONS!
Hi, I have a couple of questions. I've read where some people choose to add a tablespoon or so of borax (boron) mixed with water to their vines, because it supposedly increases the likelihood of flowers turning to fruit, and it also makes the fruit sweeter. Do you have an opinion on that? Also, aside from the larger melons, I still have flowers and a few baby melons popping up in my garden, do you think it's still possible at this point for them to reach maturity here in Georgia? Thanks in advance!
Never heard of adding Borax to enhance pollination. Bees usually take care of that for us. It's not too late, although the heat can take quite a toll on the plants this time of year.
Hoss Tools Wonderful, thanks for your reply! 🙂
NubianP6 All plants benefit from Boron because it’s the element that starts all the others cascading. Think of it as the key to your car. If you don’t have it, you’re not going anywhere.
Is this the same for all types of watermelon? I have crimson sweet, but I also have cherry grande and sugar baby.
Yes, general rule for all
Thank you for the tips! But I have a question, if you're getting your melon at the store and there's no tendril, how should you check?
Also, I have to say, eatting 1-2 melons a day... wouldn't that, you know, make you have to "go"? Or does your body just get used to it? I ate 1 melon to myself once... once. (Sat in the bathroom for a while with the "scoots")
If you're getting one at the store, there's really no true way to tell. We must be used to it, because eating one a day doesn't seem to bother us.
I am a farmer here in Alabama. I tried his curly q TRICK. It does not work. Stick with a hollow sounding Melon
Thanks for watching.
Nice but how do you tell when you are buying in a store????
bill84345 our motto is “we help you grow your own food.” So the only way to really know is to grow them yourself.
I love the accent I’m from texas but your accent is perfect
The trick is to be able to tell which watermelon to pick from the grocery store or produce market! I've always went for the one that had the yellowest belly and would kind of give or make a cracking sound when you push on it. Any other advice Mr. Hoss? Man, I am enjoying y'alls videos!
Great detailed video, now I know when my melons are ripe.This is my first year planting anything, trying to learn all I can..Thank you!!
Good luck with your watermelons this year!
Thanks for informing my left ear
Anytime!
What's the risk of leaving them a few days after you see that the curly branch is dried all the way? I mean how long does it take for them to get over-ripened?
You've got a little time, plus or minus a couple days.
Greetings from Athens, and thanks a bunch! We're growing crimson sweet too! Time for sweet eating.
Hard to beat a fresh watermelon!
Does this work on all kinds of watermelon
Yes.
I did what you said,I picked my melon when the curly que closes to my melon was dried,all the way to where it just. met with main stem.
You were right that melon was delicious and ripe all the way through!!😁👍👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you for that great advice😃👍👍👍you are the melon king!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏
Awesome! Glad your melon was just right!
@@gardeningwithhoss
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Thank you. This is my first year planting water melon and cantaloupe.
Thanks for watching!
Where are the real watermelons and what are those little round grapefruit shaped things. When I was young in central Arkansas, a watermelon was generally about a foot and a half to two feet long. Oh, those little round things were around. We called them "ice box melons" but people usually didn't even bother with them.
Size isn't always an indicator of quality. Nothing wrong with a good 10-15 pound watermelon.
Good information I plan on using for my Sweet Siberians up here in Canada eh. Thank You
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
That method doesn't help us in the store if its sweet. I have gotten many that were not sweet at all. So ripeness does not mean sweetest
You are correct. It does not help at all for the grocery store buyer. That's why we recommend growing your own.
The curle ceeuuw ❤
I've got a melon with a curly q that is about 3/4 dried. We also have a bout a week of rain in the forecast. Is it better to pick it early or let it go and risk it splitting on me?
Better to let it stay out there and take a chance.
Any tips for growing blue watermelons?
Haha. Good one. Those blue watermelons are very elusive.
That’s right. Watermelon a day will keep your kidney stones away. And probably liver and gallstones as well!!
Darlene Pytlinski it does a body good!
Thank you now I know when to harvest my watermelon 😁😁😁♥️♥️🙏🙏
lani dela cruz glad we could help.
Good video great instruction. I have this nailed down. I'm growing whopper watermelon right here in Canada.
That's great to hear!
Thanks Im in Texas and growing melons I didn't think it would grown and I have two on different vines.
Hope you have a great harvest!
I tried this method and my melon was not even close to ripe. Just so you know, it does not work eveytime.
Agree
Been growing watermelons for years in NC and have never seen the dead curl method fail.A green melon does have a white or light colored bottom.
The belly color is definitely a great secondary ripeness indicator.
Excellent wisdom. I'm on my 4th season of growing melons and I only use the tendril turning brown. Sometimes the variety has a spoon leaf also and it turns brown as well.
My watermelons are already extremely big maybe 1ft6in or maybe a bit more... the tendril is totally green and full of life... that means i have to wait longer right?
Correct. When the tendril is dried, the plant has delivered enough water and nutrients to the fruit. Until then, those are still being delivered.
thanks man! ill keep watering them :) Another question... should I lift them from the soil with a plastic plate (upside down)? I heard they should be separated from the soil but so far they have been growing fine...
We leave ours on the dirt and they always do just fine. We grow way too many to use a technique like that.
I just found grub worms eating holes in the bottoms of my watermelons! and I used milky spore last year. now I have tiles and plastic lids under mine. btw, what if I pick an unripe watermelon? will it get ripe off the vine?
That's all well and good for one trying to determine in the field (before the watermelon is picked) if a watermelon is ripe -- but how does the consumer at the market/store/roadside stand/pickup truck, etc., determine if a picked melon is ripe? That's what I thought this video was about.
There is no consistent way to tell if it has already been picked. That's probably why you're having a hard time finding a video that will tell you that.
I wasn't looking for a video to tell me how to assess if a picked watermelon was ripe, but I stumbled upon the above video, and it interested me, as I thought it might give me (or my wife) some pointers in assessing if a melon that had already been picked was ripe. I've heard about the thumping, the color of the melon belly, etc., and that's what I thought the video would be about. My wife has been buying me seedless melons from Publix all summer long, and thus far they've been pretty good. She lets the produce manager or associate pick them out for her. In any event, you grow watermelons, so you would know that there is no fire way to tel if a watermelon is totally ripe, but I did learn about telling if they are ripe while still on the fine -- so I enjoyed the video anyway.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!