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Q: We planted a veggie garden this year, and surprisingly most everything has grown pretty well. The watermelon plant we have has three fairly large melons, but we don鈥檛 know how to tell if they are ready for harvest. I know you鈥檙e supposed to do thumping on them at the store and listen to hear if they sound solid, but we鈥檙e still in the dark about the ones we鈥檝e grown. Do you know how to tell if the watermelons are ready to pick? 鈥� M.G., South Valley

A: I have never been able to pick a good melon by thumping, so I鈥檓 a bit in the dark with this.

I did some reading in a couple of my garden books, and here鈥檚 what I鈥檝e been able to gather.

In order to check for ripeness, you鈥檒l first want to gently lift the melon and look at the 鈥渄own鈥� side of it 鈥� you know, the side that sits on the dirt. Since that down side doesn鈥檛 get any sunlight, it鈥檚 usually pretty white in color. One book I read suggests that when the down side turns from its usual white color to a more creamy yellow color, it鈥檚 ripe.

I also read you can look at the tendril closest to the melon itself (it鈥檚 that curly-cue plant part, melons grow along their stems). When it starts to brown and dry up, the melon is supposed to be ripe.

I know I enjoy eating watermelon, but I鈥檝e never grown one to harvest myself, so if anyone out there knows any more ways of judging ripeness, let me know and I鈥檒l pass the info on. Here鈥檚 to enjoying the fruits of your garden!

Q: We were so busy this summer that we never got to that chore of repotting many of our houseplants. We don鈥檛 want to put it off until spring, but we know it鈥檚 not recommended to repot in the fall. Will we be doing our houseplants a disservice if we repot now? Is it too late in the year? 鈥� H.H., Albuquerque

A: I can鈥檛 for the life of me remember where I just recently read about the window for repotting house plants. Maybe it was when I was searching for definitive info about harvesting a ripe melon.

The good news for you is you have until mid-September to complete your project.

Now that doesn鈥檛 mean you get to cruise until then. You should tackle this chore as wholeheartedly and as quickly as you can. The more time your houseplants have to get acclimated to the new soil and you to their water requirements, the better off they鈥檒l be.

The daylight we鈥檙e receiving is lessening, and your plants need to adjust to that lack of light, so to speak. Get busy and finish up the chore of repotting the plants you haven鈥檛 tended to yet and go into the winter months knowing they鈥檒l be happier and stay healthier in the long run.

Happy Diggin鈥� In!

Tracey Fitzgibbon is a certified nurseryman. Send garden-related questions to Diggin鈥� In, 近距离内射合集, 7777 Jefferson NE, Albuquerque, N.M. 87109, or to features@abqjournal.com.