I Asked 4 Farmers How to Pick the Best Cantaloupe, And They All Said the Same Thing

I Asked 4 Farmers How to Pick the Best Cantaloupe, And They All Said the Same Thing

Because you deserve better than mealy, bland melon. Getty ImagesIt’s tough to deny a slice of a fresh, ripe, juicy cantaloupe during peak season. (That’s June through August, by the way, with the best of the bunch popping up in mid-July, according to cantaloupe farmer John Gingerich.) Still, a fair amount of Allrecipes fans have written in to tell us that they approach cantaloupes with a bit of skepticism—and we certainly understand why. After f…