tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2838004838772936244.post4132172162218096369..comments2023-05-13T09:49:31.999-05:00Comments on 14 Acres: Green machineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2838004838772936244.post-82122409456004172022011-08-23T00:07:04.885-05:002011-08-23T00:07:04.885-05:00Thanks for all the advice with the melons! We tri...Thanks for all the advice with the melons! We tried the dead tendril thing for a watermelon, and it worked! Also, the yellowing skin of the cantaloup is a good clue too. No more unripe melons!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09941280453570504094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2838004838772936244.post-45897108354446135772011-08-17T19:09:08.567-05:002011-08-17T19:09:08.567-05:00What a glorious bounty!! I can taste the pesto a...What a glorious bounty!! I can taste the pesto already.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867572450926221667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2838004838772936244.post-70068949639403757952011-08-13T14:20:45.050-05:002011-08-13T14:20:45.050-05:00i agree with Erin, right near where the stem attac...i agree with Erin, right near where the stem attaches to the vine, you will notice a small curly cue tendril. once that tendril turns brown and dried out, you can pick your watermelon.Ladytatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333655818263465112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2838004838772936244.post-19570037742283801842011-08-12T15:43:32.239-05:002011-08-12T15:43:32.239-05:00For the watermelons, pick when the tendrils close ...For the watermelons, pick when the tendrils close to the melon are brown, the other canteloupe kind when they smell ripe, you'll smell those when you walk by LOL. All those walls of green look great!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2838004838772936244.post-82175198136432763732011-08-12T09:13:54.652-05:002011-08-12T09:13:54.652-05:00Holy Green Machine, for sure! We finally invested...Holy Green Machine, for sure! We finally invested in some cattle panels for trellises last year and have been very happy with them, too.<br /><br />I think I truly got a whiff of basil as that picture scrolled down my screen!<br /><br />Oh, your cucs made me homesick for my full-blow garden! I love making pickles and the thought of those bags full of little pickles-to-be . . . waaaah!<br /><br />I sure don't know how a ripe muskmelon sounds but if you sniff the blossom end, you should smell a definite muskmelon aroma when ripe.<br /><br />Do I see a flower on the top of your Jerusalem Artichokes? I've heard they flower but have yet to see a bloom on ours.<br /><br />Great post. Now go process some of that loveliness. ;o}Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2838004838772936244.post-32109830141142674422011-08-12T08:19:31.026-05:002011-08-12T08:19:31.026-05:00When you are having difficulty keeping up with the...When you are having difficulty keeping up with the harvest you know you did a good job of growing.:)<br /><br />Maybe this video will help with your watermelon - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9lYpGrL86kMr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.com