It’s important to pick the right melon. Give it a sniff and listen for the perfect hollow thud when you smack it. Press the knife into the flesh. Feel the resistance and the crack when it gives way! Dead Ripe was conditioned on the juiciest noggins from Weiser Family Farms in Southern California. Arava Cantaloupe and Sugar Cube Honeydew for those days when your fated to languish in the sun, dead to the world.