What do you mean that the root system is invasive? I am about to plant one of those trees. I would appreciate to know better the best place to choose to plant it. Thank you!
No, it does NOT look good! I would NEVER buy a watermelon that looks like that on the inside. It's not RED ENOUGH! I almost DEMAND that my store-bought watermelons be SPLIT IN HALF so I can SEE the inside coloring. THAT'S how you know if it's sweet!
The brown tendril is not a foolproof way to tell if your melon is ripe for picking. Having a brown tendril is one indicator that its developing sugars. But not THE indicator its ready . Sadly you missed a deliciously ripe melon by about a week. But this is how you learn. I encourage you to save seeds from your fruit and veggies and grow them again next year.
@@dirtygnomesgardens1667 how does that work? They cant climb or eat through it? Something ate all of my little watermelons and only have two on two big plants
By the way, you should also mention that these trees are the easiest things in the world to grow. I planted three where I live in North Texas and two of them are 50 feet tall
Yeaup my first season growing them too and the thump and yellow spot is nonsense. That tendril is spot on. Everytime the tendril was brown I cut into it and it was ripe EVERY SINGLE TIME. 🎉I hope this helps someone
Thank you for sharing this video, this also same with Cantaloupe? Greetings "Jan" - I enjoy watching the videos on your channel, I immediately subscribed, so that the link doesn't disappear and I can come back again to see other more interesting videos that I haven't had time to watch, I hope you are always healthy and happy 💚👍🏿🙏🏿
Didn’t work for mine Mine tendril was completely brown and almost broken off and it was no where near ripe I almost cried when I cut into it and it wasn’t ready but it’s a chance we gotta take
The dried tendril only tells that the melon is maturing, it is not an indicator of ripeness. The best method is the thumping method; as soon as you get the dull "thump", the melon is ripe. Of course, if you miss a melon and give it a thump two weeks after it was ripe, it will still give the dull "thump", but it will be over-ripe. Glad to see others giving their opinions on methods, but the "thump" is the one I use with 99% success.
I have tried “thumping” on many watermelons in my garden… i dont know what a thump is supposed to sound like.. it is too subjective of an indicator..i picked a very ripe one that was perfect and to me it sounded barely any different than the one that was not ripe yet.. sound is too difficult of a meter unless there was an app to record the noise and give you an answer
19 “There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and [a]fared sumptuously every day. 20 But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, 21 desiring to be fed with [b]the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 “Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’ 25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. 26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’ 27 “Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house, 28 for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’ 29 Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’ 30 And he said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ 31 But he said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.’ ” Luke 16:19-31
Thank you! This helps so much. This is the first year I'm successful with growing watermelon and I was afraid to ruin my work by picking too early. This video is just what I needed.
I was just at Walmart watching a group of people all like knocking on watermelons and holding two at a time to see which one's heavier and they were all trying to give each other advice on on knocking on it and all that crap bottom line is the only way to tell if a watermelon's ready or not is by the stem
this was so helpful! thanks for showing the difference in the tendrils! First time growing, didn't realize it needed to be dried all the way back to the main stem.
Thank you, makes so much sense. The vine wants to drop its seed so it lets go and the melon drops, splits, seeds fall out or picked up by birds & life continues. Thanks
Absolute best way to tell if it is ripe, the tendril has to be brown, AND if you hook your finger under the vine going into the melon and pull up if it pops off easily the melon is ripe. If you have to tug pretty hard don't break it, it is still ripening. Best way right there!!
