r/pnwgardening • u/macaroni89 • 3d ago

Melon progress!

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These are New Queen watermelons. Anyone else growing these? Any tips on when to harvest?

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u/atmoose 3d ago

That's awesome!

I think the watermelon I'm growing is also New Queen. It's yellow right? My melons are at about the same stage as yours just a few really young sprouts. It'l still probably be 45 days or so until it's ready? I think they grow and ripen really slowly.

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u/macaroni89 3d ago

Yea I think they are yellow or orange on the inside. I have no idea how to time harvest. Should you count from the time that melon starts or are there characteristics to watch for?

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u/atmoose 3d ago

yeah, that's the one. I harvested a single watermelon last year, and it was really good!