Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nothing says summer like a sweet slice of watermelon. Interestingly, the original watermelons were quite bitter and were ...

Grow a slice of summer right in your garden. Watermelons (Citrullus lanatus) are heat-loving plants that love to bask in the Southern sun. The vining plants are members of the Cucurbitaceae or gourd ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Getty Images Summer's sweet, juicy watermelons are easy to grow in your own backyard—with the right conditions. You'll ...

Watermelons are a favorite vegetable for many gardeners. They grow on fast-growing vines that cover a large area of the garden. At this time of year, watermelons should be at or close to maturity, ...

When summer comes around, a slice of watermelon is never a bad idea. No one is complaining about the juicy red flesh, but the seeds and rinds rarely get the same love. Most of the time, they end up in ...

Watermelon is a fun summer treat and an exciting plant to grow in the garden. They are ready to eat just in time for the hottest days of the year, but it's disappointing to bite into one that has no ...

It was hot in Louisiana, and after 15 hours in the car to get there from Virginia, Joshua Fitzwater and Debra Freeman stepped into the humidity that is common in the community of Calhoun. They had ...

RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The City of Russellville is known as the watermelon capital of Alabama. Murray Farms harvests a wide variety of crops, including watermelons on about 2,000 acres. Thomas ...

Nothing says summer like a sweet slice of watermelon. Interestingly, the original watermelons were quite bitter and were selectively bred to be sweet over the course of thousands of years. The ...