Posted 8/18/2007 21:49 (#189408 - in reply to #189380) Subject: Re: Watermelons-how to tell when ready?
West Texas near Lubbock
Slap the melon with your open palm. If it makes a hollow sound it is ripe. Slap several different melons and you will recognize the sound of the ripe mellon. Inever had any luck with the thump method but the slap works everytime for me.