For several years Ethan has insisted on planting watermelon, and never before this year has his plant made it past the seedling stage.
This year Ethan’s watermelon was well-attended — he weeded it’s planting box and rearranged the vines in sunshine-maximizing rows by himself. I bought him a dandelion fork and he requests it whenever we’re outside.
Today the plant takes up more than a quarter of my gardening space and has three very large, very healthy watermelons growing, one of which should be ready to eat any day.
Green with envy, here. Awesome job, E!
Aw, nice. We are rocking some pumpkin action out here. I hope they make it…it’s been cold and cloudy a lot.
excellent. Ethan must be proud - it looks juicy.
Like to see a picture when he cuts and eats his loverly melon!
My sons planted watermelon, too. We’ve only got one small one so far - any idea how you tell when it’s ready to pick?
If I’m correct, they’re ready to pick when they come right off the vine. If you have to fight it it’s not ready.
Thanks jOlt! I was about to ask the same thing! I love watermelon… melon in general, really- but I can never tell when they’re ripe.
Okay, I lied. Pick it when the watermelon sounds hollow when you thump it. Also check the bottom of it — white is underripe, yellow is ripe.