Melons are part of the Cucurbitaceae plant family, which includes foods like pumpkins and cucumbers. There are dozens of different types of melons that grow globally, including the gourd-like ...

In just a day or two, this melon will be ready to be picked. When the pale white spot on a watermelon has changed to yellow, it's a sign the melon is ripe and ready to harvest. Even though we ...

Anyway you slice it, melon is refreshing and sweet, and at its peak this time of year for both flavor and nutrition. "Melons provide a good amount of nutrients for few calories [about 60 per cup ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- At the intersection of 84th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard, look closely or you'll miss the mounds of melons. "We just don't sell melons," Joshua Carter said. "We specialize ...

Local markets are bursting with a variety of melons including cantaloupe, honeydew and watermelon, along with unique varieties like casaba and crenshaw. Melon season runs through October, when the ...

Here's how to identify a perfectly ripe melon using touch, smell, sight, and sound. "Men and melons are hard to know," wrote Benjamin Franklin. Preach, Ben! However, there are some telltale signs ...

Joe Del Bosque’s vision for his farm stand was to have “something interesting so that when somebody comes here, this will be the biggest selection of melons you would find anywhere.” ...

Weiser Family Farms provides Lindell with the melons for his dish, which are a signature crop for Alex Weiser. While refreshing, the Bonny melon is both sweet and sour. With different varieties of ...

HOWELL, MI -- The Howell Melon, a unique Michigan treat, turns 100 years old this year, and there are plenty of ways to celebrate at an upcoming festival. The 64th-annual Howell Melon Festival is ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — At the intersection of 84th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard, look closely or you’ll miss the mounds of melons. “We just don’t sell melons,” Joshua ...