If your melons are under-performing, these simple tips can help turn things around. Nothing says summer like a juicy, sweet, homegrown watermelon. Depending on the variety, it can take between 70 to ...

Watermelons may conjure up images of large and weighty fruits, leaving you with the impression that it is impossible to grow them any way but at ground level. However, what if I told you that you can ...

ROCKFORD (WREX) — A watermelon has stirred up quiet the craze in this small neighborhood in Rockford. A watermelon weighing in at just over 84 pounds started as a small seed before growing to the size ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gardening during hot South Carolina summers can be brutal. I can tell you that first hand after a long morning of yard work in Gandy’s Garden here at WLTX. I knew I was going to need ...

The Tap Test: Watermelons are not a musical instrument, but picking a ripe watermelon will be music to your ears. Pick up the fruit and give it a light tap. If it gives back a hollow sound, it usually ...

August has arrived! Seemed like it was May only a short time ago. But August offers some of the best homegrown fruits and vegetables. If you have a vegetable garden or fruit trees, it will soon be ...

Just when you thought the gardening world would be content and that we didn’t need another new coleus, Mini Me Watermelon is rocking scorecards in university trials. Mini Me Watermelon is part of the ...

Three tomatoes and basil from our garden, one cucumber, some green onions, one red pepper, red wine vinegar, olive oil and garlic went into the Watermelon Gazpacho, along with the 4 heaping cups of ...