How to tell if your watermelon is ripe

You have to know when to harvest watermelon, because they won't ripen off the vine! In this gardening how-to video I show you how to pick your watermelons when they are the most perfect, juiciest, sweetest and ripest!
#gardening #urbanhomestead #watermelon #ontario
The only thing more disappointing than harvesting a watermelon too soon is an animal harvesting your ripe watermelon before you get to it! There's a good window of about 2 weeks that it will still be good, ripe on the vine - but take care to protect it if you have creatures around!
This watermelon, for the record, was DELICIOUS. It's a sugar baby variety, and my family enjoyed every morsel. This is my second year growing this variety, and I highly recommend it (zone 6a/6b).

[@pershop4950]

Whoa, those are some big marigolds in the bed behind that watermelon vine. The watermelon is also very good and round and not warped so that adds some additional proud moments for harvesting that melon. Thanks for the tip on how to tell when to pick the watermelon!

[@ellseykaygardens]

Thanks! And yes, the marigolds are TOO big. I’m growing smaller varieties this year :)

[@IreneTV-hc3nn]

Поздравляю, красивые арбузы!

[@urbangardeningandchickenke1018]

Excellent garden

[@trevor3945]

Yes 😇😊😉😘☺😚😋

[@trevor3945]

Love to try it 💘😋😍

[@ellseykaygardens]

Sugar Baby watermelon - they're fairly quick to mature and so tasty!!

[@trevor3945]

Love to try 😋😍😌

[@trevor3945]

Lovely 😍 like 👍 you 💘

[@trevor3945]

Like 👍 you 💘