This popular type of melon takes 70 to 90 days to mature from seed, making spring the ideal time to get started for a summer ...

Melons, squash, and pumpkins are heavy feeders and fast-growing plants that can quickly overwhelm small gardens with their sprawling vines and high nutrient needs. But if you grow these demanding ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sliced honeydew melon on a board Sweet and juicy honeydew melons are traditionally a crop grown in a greenhouse but can be ...

Melons are part of the cucurbit family, which includes squash, cucumbers, pumpkin and zucchini. Melons date back thousands of years to Africa and Southeast Asia, and have sweet and delicious fruit ...

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 ...

Whether watermelons, cantaloupes or the less common honeydew, these members of the Cucurbit family grow well in Arkansas gardens -- but they do need room to grow. They produce prolific vines. Melons ...

This winter has been so long, the other day I overheard two snowmen saying even they were looking forward to the spring thaw. Spring gardening will be exhilarating this year. Many of us who enjoy ...

If you’ve ever tasted a homegrown, vine-ripened melon, you know what a life-altering experience it can be. While many Inland Northwest gardeners think our season is too short for growing melons, let ...

Here in Southern Nevada, we are still figuring out what will survive through our excruciatingly hot summer. Many of us know tomatoes are warm season vegetables, which only means they grow best when ...

As summer approaches, thirst-quenching watermelons and cantaloupes become ever-present snack and dessert priorities. Yet the intensively hybridized and deliciously sweet melons we find at the ...

CORVALLIS – Growing melons takes some effort in western Oregon, but with the right methods it can end in sweet success. With a warmer, drier climate, eastern Oregon is well set up for cultivating ...