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Cantaloupes (Muskmelons)
Develop best flavor when they ripen in warm, dry weather. (May taste more like cucumbers if they mature in cool, rainy weather.) Pick at “full slip” stage—when the stem separates readily from the fruit. Fully ripe is sweetest. As the melon ripens, the neeting becomes more prominent. The background color between the netting changes from a light green to a tan or yellow cast. After harvesting, the fruit can be held at room temperature for one to three days until the blossom end softens.
Casaba: leave on the vine until blossom end softens and
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