Insight into the process typically involved in creating watermelon varieties — from seedless to egg-shaped — that would never ...

Summer officially begins this week, and for many, it means melon season. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 2022 approximately 21.1 pounds of melon were available per U.S. consumer.

Summer brings the arrival of one of our garden favorites: watermelon. One of the primary challenges to eating watermelon can be those pesky seeds. We don’t want to eat them because, you know, a ...

It’s almost watermelon season. Have you ever wondered why seedless watermelons more expensive then seeded ones? Let me count the ways! First off, seeds to produce seedless watermelon can cost over 50 ...

Raise your hand if you know that July 4, 1776, is the date the Declaration of Independence was signed. Those powdered-wigged dudes somehow managed to endure the pointy shoes and stiff, wool threads in ...

Humans have cultivated watermelon for more than 5,000 years. Tombs of Egyptian royalty often contained watermelons, and hieroglyphics depicted watermelon harvests. Watermelon is believed to have ...

The Non-GMO Project recently reassured its Twitter followers that seedless watermelon is not genetically modified. The only problem is that this delicious summer treat is a "GMO"—and it undermines the ...

Where do we get the seeds for seedless fruit? Dan Holden | Essexville, Michigan You don’t need seeds to grow seedless fruit. In one method, you take vegetative cuttings of the parent plant and root ...