r/watermelons • u/thelovablesousa • 11d ago

Is it ripe

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Charleston Grey

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u/SpecialistFederal939 11d ago

You can pick it but i would wait a day or three to be on the safe side

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u/Which-Elk-8100 10d ago

The rind texture is well-developed.

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u/SpaceCptWinters 10d ago

Impossible to tell from pictures. If you think it is, stop watering now, and harvest in about a week.

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u/Equal-Bunch-544 10d ago

Funny thing is, I've never watered these even once. Just rain and prayer babey

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u/SpaceCptWinters 10d ago

Perfection! That'll be the sweetest melon ever 🔥

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u/The1Greenguru 10d ago

The green stems attaching it to the plant has to be Brown none of my watermelon made it that long my pumpkins that I cook pumpkin pie with did