Melons

  • Kitchen Gardening

    How to Grow the Best Watermelon From Seed

    On hot summer afternoons, we didn’t need much more than the shade of a mimosa tree and a watermelon to stay cool. My grandfather would split one open, spear the…

  • Kitchen Gardening

    Miniature Fruits and Veggies That Tout Big Flavor

    In the vegetable garden, “Good things come in small packages” is more than just a cliché. While a standard eggplant or a soccer-ball-size cabbage makes a meal for a family…

  • Jenny and Chris Jackson of Jenny Jack Sun Farm, Pine Mountain, Georgia
    How-To

    How Market Growers Make Gardening Their Business

    Market growers are horticultural heroes, delivering loads of fresh produce directly to local customers at farmers’ markets, community-supported agriculture (CSA) sites, and roadside stands all season long. These hardworking folks…

  • Various melons in a box
    How-To

    How to Grow Melons

    One of the greatest tasty treats of summer is a sweet, vine-ripened melon picked from your own garden. The quality is unsurpassed and will put to shame the bland shipping…

  • Kitchen Gardening

    Video: Squash Bug Control

    Here are some organic solutions to control squash bugs, featuring an insecticidal soap recipe.

  • Article

    Granitas Capture the Flavors of Summer

    Make refreshing fruit ices from your garden berries and fruit.

  • Kitchen Gardening

    How to Grow Sweet, Tasty Muskmelons

    For the best flavor, grow long-season varieties, says melon grower Laurie Todd. She offers advice on everything from seed starting to harvesting.