Melon pits make growing nutrient-hungry plants like melons and squash easier by enriching soil with buried food scraps and yard waste. This space-saving planting method reduces the need for watering ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! The summer is flying by as we approach the Fourth of July weekend and Independence Day. As we all enjoy the extended weekend with family and friends, take ...

This tasty melon with orange flesh is the ultimate in the melon world. Now at the start of fall, with vegetable gardens in decline, we still may be rewarded with a few gems left over from summer, like ...

If you're a small-space gardener and you thought that growing melons is impossible, think again, because this mini melon ...

Time-lapse of 91 days growing a banana melon plant from a seed to blooming. This variety is of the banana melon/cantaloupe, ...

Time-lapse of growing cantaloupe from a fresh seed to fruit over 101 days. The seed was extracted from a fresh melon, then ...

Imagine a fruit whose seeds have been passed down through the ages from the hands of Pliny, Charlemagne, Marco Polo and Columbus. A plant so desired that it was mentioned in the Bible by Hebrews led ...

Learn about cucumber melon plant history and pick up some frugal gardening ideas to get your garden growing. When I say the word “cucumber,” perhaps your imagination conjures up a cylindrical, ...

Muskmelon (often referred to as cantaloupe) and honeydew are favorite melons in home gardens because they're the sweetest and most flavorful when handpicked at the peak of ripeness. They also love the ...

Q: Can I still plant melons this season? How will I know when they are ripe? A: July 20 through Aug. 20 is the window to plant melons for fall. Melons can be produced from transplants or planted ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Asparagus is a perennial plant that, once established, will produce edible spears year after year. One ...

ROCKY FORD, Colo. — The world's best melons are on their way. Farmers in southeast Colorado have planted this year's crop of cantaloupe and melons. The cantaloupe and melons planted in Rocky Ford are ...