Beginner Gardening: What to do with Watermelon - time is running out!!, 1 by cgustaf

cgustaf wrote:
My Watermelon vine has gone wacko over the past month with new fruit but I worry that I will run out of summer before they are ripe! This is my first year growing them and so far I have harvested a few melons - (too early, I think) that were really pale pink inside what a shame!. Now I have the largest one yet that still has the green tendril and has not stopped growing. Do I cover when frost threatens (duh)? or can I pick and it will become ripe over time?