Picking (harvesting) Cantaloupe
Picking (harvesting) Cantaloupe
You can tell when cantaloupes are ripe and ready to be picked when the outside skin starts to turn from green to yellow. A ripe melon easily slips off the vine where it is attached. Caution needs to be taken while harvesting and when you are working in and around melon plants so as to not step on vines. The vines will most likely have other melons attached to them that need additional time to grow and ripen. Checking the plants every 2 to 3 days for ripening melons will help ensure you reap the maximum results. It is important to refrigerate melons if you intend to store them for a few days before eating. Ripe cantaloupes do not store well for more that a week once taken off the vine and should be eaten as soon as possible.
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Tags: Cantaloupe, Melons, Ripe Melon, Vines
