The boots of Cal Hucks kick up dust as he walks through the powdery soil on a patch of farmland five football fields long awaiting nearly 300,000 watermelon seedlings to be planted in the coming hours ...

Heat-loving watermelons can be grown outdoors in warmer climates or in a greenhouse in areas that don’t reach those same high temperatures naturally. Wherever you grow watermelon, you strive for them ...

ALBANY — As spring approaches, so do the expectations of the many gardeners in the area who are perhaps already dreaming about the delicious taste of tomatoes grown in one’s own backyard. A group of ...

MUSCATINE, Iowa — After the school bell rings, the day gets extra busy for Maverick and Landon Mairet. On Thursday, May 14, the boys began planting watermelons with their mom and dad in Muscatine, ...