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How to tell when Rock Melons are ready to pick

March 5, 2018 By sue Leave a Comment

Ripe Rock Melon

This year I decided to try my hand at growing rock melons and faced the challenge of how to tell when rock melons are ready to pick. The descriptions I read were a bit confusing but then I ended up with 3 melons side by side at different stages and once I saw it, it was so obvious. So I thought I would share the pictures with you. I've never grown any melons previously because I didn't have enough space but having expanded my fruit and vegetable growing spaces, I thought it would be a good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Garden, Plants Tagged With: Melons

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