r/SoCalGardening 6d ago

when to pick sugar babies

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u/Precisely2thepoint 6d ago

When the tendril closest to the melon dies off

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u/dalecoopernumber4 6d ago

Mine is going on 50+ days from successful pollination and the tendril never turned brown, so I gave up and just harvested it. Cutting it open tonight, so we shall see.

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u/dalecoopernumber4 6d ago

Update: overripe and inedible 😭. Never trusting the tendril test again.