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Picking a cantaloupe is beating me

i need to pick a cantaloupe and every video makes it look easier than it is. no joy with what the label recommends, either. is there an order i should be doing this in?
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zeel_49 Nov 04, 2026
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Smell the stem end. Ripe smells like melon, unripe smells of nothing. The netting should be raised and tan rather than green, and the stem end should be clean and give a little - a ripe one slips off the vine on its own, so if there's a stub of stem attached it was picked early.
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