Smell the end where it was attached to the plant, and you should be able to detect the melon scent. Then, push there with your thumb - it should be dent-able.
There will be a decidedly identifiable smell of melon when you put your nose to the top of the melon and smell it. Also, there should be a slight "give" when you press into the skin of the melon with your thumb.
By "thumping" them with your knuckles. As my father used to say: If the watermelon sounds like you are thumping your head, the melon is not ripe enough. If the watermelon sounds like you are thumping your belly, the melon is too ripe. If the watermelon sounds like you are thumping your chest, then the melon is just right.
Sort of mixed between a tomato, melon (honey melon) and lemon.
For one to know when a honeydew melon is ripe all one has to do is give the melon a shake and listen. They become ripe when the seeds become loose. Another way is to tap on them and listen for a dull thump but this method is a harder art form.
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Cantaloupes are ready to harvest when they are 16 -17 centimeters and when they start getting rough. After that they have to ripen. When they are a peach color they are ready to harvest.
Melons do not last long once they become ripe. A whole uncut melon will stay good for 5 to 7 days. If the melon is cut it will last only 3 days.
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It can only be guessed at using several methods. If it is still in the garden, the vine will turn brown and shrivel up when it get ripe. If it is in the grocery store, you thump it, and If it sounds more hollow than other watermelons, It's probably more ripe than they are. If you just have a watermelon by itself......you pretty much have to cut it open and see.
An easy way to tell if your avocado is ripe is by flicking the small brown stem off the top. If it comes off easily and the bit underneath is green, it's ripe. If it doesn't or is brown, it's not ripe.
when it turns a brown and yellow.