My third crop failure is due in equal parts to my own impatience the general difficulty of this crop. You see, watermelon, it seems, is very very difficult to pikc at the appropriate time.
Even the Farmer's Almanac admits that it is a guessing game. There are some signs, but really, who can really tell?
We can't apparently. We read all about the signs. Applied them to our watermelon and determined it was time to pick it....and share it with some friends.
Well, our friends hopefully got a good chuckle out of it - cause they sure didn't get any watermelon:
Even the Farmer's Almanac admits that it is a guessing game. There are some signs, but really, who can really tell?
We can't apparently. We read all about the signs. Applied them to our watermelon and determined it was time to pick it....and share it with some friends.
Well, our friends hopefully got a good chuckle out of it - cause they sure didn't get any watermelon:
Still pink. And actually the picture gives it even more color than it actually has. Haha.
It smelled really good. And the pink parts weren't half bad.
But it definitely wasn't ripe.
We have one other significant watermelon on the vine. We are going to wait a LONG time before picking that one.
Then, I have been informed (2nd hand, though from a real legitimate watermelon farmer) that you can cut open the watermelon a little bit while still on the vine, and if it is not ripe - just duct tape it back together and let it keep growing. Sounds like a reasonable idea to me!
It smelled really good. And the pink parts weren't half bad.
But it definitely wasn't ripe.
We have one other significant watermelon on the vine. We are going to wait a LONG time before picking that one.
Then, I have been informed (2nd hand, though from a real legitimate watermelon farmer) that you can cut open the watermelon a little bit while still on the vine, and if it is not ripe - just duct tape it back together and let it keep growing. Sounds like a reasonable idea to me!
2 comments:
E, have you read "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" (by Barbara Kingsolver)? I am currently LOVING it-- it's about growing and cooking your own food (the most recent chapter talked about making cheese, and I feel a new hobby coming on :-) They spend a year only eating food that they grow or that their neighbors grow... it's fascinating and very inspiring!
(Your gardening posts have made me think of this book a bunch!)
Duck tape on watermelons? Interesting thought. I hope it works out for you!
Post a Comment