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Watermelon, Is it ripe?

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Is that watermelon ripe?


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. Ripe melons show few external changes, but here are a few guidelines:

· The part of the melon that touches the ground will turn light straw or yellow in color.

· The surface of the melon begins to feel rough.

· The little piece of stem that attaches to the vine turns brown and dries up. In some varieties this change occurs about a week before the melon is ripe.

· According to Mark Twain, a green melon says pink when thumped, while a ripe one says punk.