Assertion: watermelon | /r/HasProperty | ripe
Facets:
value: before purchasing it
type: TEMPORAL
value: sufficiently
type: DEGREE
value: by the color of the underbelly
type: CAUSE
value: completely
type: DEGREE
value: without cutting it
type: MANNER
value: by underbelly
type: OTHER
value: nearly
type: DEGREE
value: generally
type: DEGREE
value: perfectly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: How to Tell If a Watermelon Is Ripe
text: How to Tell When a Watermelon Is Ripe
text: Dr. Bill Rhodes, professor of horticulture at Clemson University, offers the following advice on how to tell when watermelons are ripe:
text: The watermelon is ripe when there is little contrast between the stripes.
text: If it’s half-dead, the watermelon is nearly ripe or ripe.
text: If it’s half-dead, the watermelon is nearly ripe or ripe.
text: Knowing how to determine when a watermelon is perfectly ripe is not easy.
text: How to tell if watermelons are ripe?
text: In rows 4-8' Space between rows 5-7' Average plants per person 2-6 Harvest Determining when a watermelon is ripe is more of an art than a science.
text: You’ll know watermelon is ripe by its underbelly.
text: So, how do you know when a watermelon is ripe?
text: Telling when a watermelon is ripe is an art.
text: But the most popular way to tell if watermelons are ripe is the sound.
text: While the best way to know whether a watermelon is ripe is to taste or check its red flesh, this is generally only possible after you buy it.
text: It’s surprisingly difficult to gauge when watermelon is ripe.
text: Watermelons are generally ripe when the first leaf and tendril located where the fruit is attached to the vine turns dry and brown, and the pale spot where the melon sits on the ground turns from pale green to yellow.
text: Do not assume that a watermelon is ripe simply because it looks like it is.
text: Many home gardeners experience difficulty in determining when watermelons are ripe.
text: Harvesting tips: watermelons are ripe when they have grown to full size, when the underside of the melon changes colour from green to light yellow, and when the fruit gives off a hollow sound when you tap it with the knuckle of your hand.
text: Harvesting: Gardeners use many different methods of testing whether their watermelons are ripe, but knowing the approximate mature size of the melon helps to determine when it is nearing ripeness.
text: Watermelon, when it is ripe and in season is so deliciously sweet!
text: Harvesting: Gardeners use many different methods of testing whether their watermelons are ripe, but knowing the approximate mature size of the melon helps to determine when it is nearing ripeness.
text: Knowing when a watermelon is ripe is something gardeners learn by experience, but the changing color is one of the most reliable indicators of maturity, according to the University of California, Davis, Agriculture and Natural Resources.
text: However, you'll typically want to make sure that a watermelon is sufficiently ripe before purchasing it in order to receive great texture and flavor from this fruit.
text: However, you'll typically want to make sure that a watermelon is sufficiently ripe before purchasing it in order to receive great texture and flavor from this fruit.
text: How to tell if a watermelon is ripe
text: Harvesting: Gardeners use many different methods of testing whether their watermelons are ripe, but knowing the approximate mature size of the melon helps to determine when it is nearing ripeness.
text: Did you understand that to figure out if a watermelon is ripe (naturally, without splitting it open), simply knock on it.
text: If it appears hollow after that it is ripe.
text: Beta carotene and lycopene are usually bio-available in the highest quantities once the watermelon is completely ripe.
text: Recent research has shown that the highest lycopene and beta-carotene content occurs at the time when a watermelon is ripe.
text: There are 3 ways to tell when a watermelon is ripe: 1) the tendril nearest the point on the vine where fruit stem attaches is browning/dead; 2) the spot where the fruit rests on the ground is yellow; and 3) the classic mystery —
text: Harvesting: Gardeners use many different methods of testing whether their watermelons are ripe, but knowing the approximate mature size of the melon helps to determine when it is nearing ripeness.
text: Watermelon is ripe when the tendril nearest to the fruit is dry.
text: Everyone has a theory about when a watermelon is ripe.
text: In fact, you can tell whether a watermelon is ripe without actually cutting it.
text: How do you know when a watermelon is ripe?
text: Harvesting: Gardeners use many different methods of testing whether their watermelons are ripe, but knowing the approximate mature size of the melon helps to determine when it is nearing ripeness.
text: Harvesting: Gardeners use many different methods of testing whether their watermelons are ripe, but knowing the approximate mature size of the melon helps to determine when it is nearing ripeness.
text: There are 3 ways to tell when a watermelon is ripe: 1) the tendril nearest the point on the vine where fruit stem attaches is browning/dead; 2) the spot where the fruit rests on the ground is yellow; and 3) the classic mystery —
text: You can tell when a watermelon is ripe by the color of the underbelly
text: When looking to see if your watermelon is ripe, look for the following features:
text: If it is low- pitched, it is too ripe.