White flesh watermelon - Ask Extension
I am growing watermelons for the first time (Sugar Baby). I harvested one when I thought it was ripe, but the flesh inside was white. It was soft but ...
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White flesh watermelon #274056
Asked August 29, 2015, 10:36 PM EDT
I am growing watermelons for the first time (Sugar Baby). I harvested one when I thought it was ripe, but the flesh inside was white. It was soft but not sweet or bad, just cucumber like. What went wrong?
Denver County Colorado
Expert Response
It is possible that the fruit is not yet ripe. Melons can take 80 to 120 days to ripen depending on variety and the environmental conditions. When a watermelon is ripe it will break easily from the vine when twisted. If you try to pick a melon and it fails to twist off easily, it probably isn’t ripe yet. Another sign of ripeness is when the underside changes from white to pale yellow.
