Autumn's signs are all around us. The squash displays are out in force, and our thoughts turn to annual tributes to bounty and largesse - such as giant-pumpkin contests. However there still are big ...

Sweet, drippy, and a tad crunchy, a bite of a watermelon evokes nostalgic feelings of balmy beach days and summer barbecues. But for a subset of amateur farmers across the country, watermelons are ...

A few weeks ago, I came home with probably the biggest watermelon I’ve ever purchased. I got to the farmers market later than usual, so the smaller melons were gone, and from there I lugged away the ...

Grow your own sweet, juicy fruit by starting watermelon seeds indoors or out with this step-by-step guide. Knowing how to grow watermelons from seed means you can enjoy this sweet summer treat right ...

LAKELAND — Under a mossy live oak on farmer Will Crum's farm, chef Greg Baker thumped a watermelon. They both listened — a low tone, a little hollow-sounding. "Can I get a little more reverb?" Baker ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Frank Mudd, 73, admits he has a problem. "It is an addiction. You can't hardly help it. It's worse than dope," he says with a laugh. He loves growing giant watermelons. "That ...

The winner of this year’s giant watermelon competition set a new State Fair of Virginia record with a whopping 254-pound entry. Hank Houston of Spotsylvania County grew the largest watermelon, which ...

IN this dusty field filled with experimental watermelons off Highway 174, there is but one sound that matters. It’s a deep, soft pop, like a cork slipping free from a wine bottle. You hear it when a ...

Culpeper gardener Paul Jarosh’s 103-pound butternut squash smashed a world record at the recent State Fair of Virginia giant vegetable competition. The squash weighs almost 40 pounds more than the ...

Todd Dawson says he has strange interests and an incredible wife. “She is perfect,” said Dawson, who holds the North Carolina record for growing the state’s biggest watermelon and is the current world ...