Growing Rockmelon, also Canteloupe

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30 Jan 16 (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
How do you know when a rockmellon is ripe.
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01 Feb 16 John (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
The best indicator in my experience is by smell. Ripe rockmelons have a sweet aromatic aroma up close and almost none if they are still unripe.
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10 Feb 16 Willem (Australia - temperate climate)
Apply some pressure on the blossom side. If "soft" , give way a bit, the rockmelon is ripe.
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