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teeitup
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Any melon farmers here? I have a question.
Nov 24 2018 11:49AM more by teeitup
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I know it's the end of honeydew season, but why do the melons have to come to market green? Why can't they be left in the fields for more time to ripen more before harvesting. Nothing worse than biting into a hard green honeydew with very little sweetness. It's a down right tragedy!

Please help because I'm heartbroken. Not sure how I can go on without help.
      
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Grumpy
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Nov 24 2018 12:20PM     link to this

Ah yes Cucumis Melo L.var. Inodorus good question. Im Mejico they are sold when they are most ripe. But in Merica they are picked and brought to market green.
Hence greengo. Americans always want things fast hence fast food.
Gringo is not a race, but rather a state of being.

GRUMP FOR TRUMP.
teeitup
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Nov 24 2018 12:41PM     link to this





(Grump, kind of funny. You got more clevers than I'd ever give a rodent.)
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Nov 24 2018 01:53PM     link to this

I grew some good watermelons last summer.
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Nov 24 2018 02:09PM     link to this

I'm not a farmer, but I do appreciate a nice pair of melons.

Typically if a product is allowed to ripen on the vine, it will be spoiled by the time it makes it to market...especially when being shipped from far away lands, such as central or south america.

You need to learn and develop the skill of thumping melons to determine ripeness, or buy when green and give time for it to ripen on the window sill at hime (sorry I meant home).
Grumpy
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Nov 24 2018 02:15PM     link to this

Maybe Hime sat on the window sill a bit too long.
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Nov 25 2018 09:38AM     link to this

Looks like you can get milk suckling on the green part.
Facephuckker
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Nov 25 2018 03:18PM     link to this

it's sumo season now

besides, no good local melons this year, only mexican honeydews, and they're never ripe
Facephuckker
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Nov 25 2018 03:19PM     link to this

oh hell. I forgot to trash tee..............oh well. must be getting soft in my old age
teeitup
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Nov 25 2018 04:49PM     link to this

Last sumo tournament for the year just ended in Japan.

Why can't they just leave them in the field longer to try and get them riper????
Facephuckker
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Nov 25 2018 04:51PM     link to this

ever try and get messicans to work in the cold ?
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