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 ...

A perfectly ripe watermelon should be sweet, juicy, and packed with a fruity flavor that brings to mind backyard barbecues ...

Watermelons thrive in rich soil and full sun, producing harvestable melons just 70 to 100 days after planting. While watermelons are relatively easy to grow, their sprawling vines and high nutrient ...

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 ...

A new watermelon line, developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Clemson University scientists, gets to the root of the problem of a major disease and pest of watermelon crops in the ...

You've probably heard about companion planting, or the idea that some crops can "help" each other out. Much of companion planting is based on observation and folklore. However, a few studies have ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Many farmers rent bee hives to pollinate crops, but they could tap into the free labor of wild bees by adopting an as-needed approach to pesticides, a new proof-of-concept study ...