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A child eats a watermelon. (Adobe Stock │ #660095202 - yanadjan)
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Cantaloupe, watermelon, honeydew…oh my! When should you harvest melon?

Harvesting melons at the perfect time is crucial. Melons will have the highest sugar content if allowed to ripen fully on the vine. Read More

Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Video

3 tips to pick out a sweet watermelon

Watermelons are a summertime tradition. Seasonal demand typically peaks around Fourth of July, and Texas producers continue to harvest the fruit. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Crops, Other Crops, Southern Region, Texas

Watermelon prices not so sweet for Texas growers



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Photos from a visit to the Oklahoma State Fair

Juan Anciso, Ph.D., a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service vegetable specialist, Weslaco, offers three main tips to make it easier to pick a good, ripe watermelon this summer. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Three tips to pick out a sweet watermelon

  • By Mary Leigh Meyer │ Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
White packs of salad, cucumber, beet, pumpkin, tomato, paprika seeds on fresh dark soil background. Planting vegetables. Preparation for garden season in early spring. (Photo: iStock - FotoDuets)

How to store leftover garden seeds

  • By Prairey Walkling, Kristine Lang, Rhoda Burrows, and Vaughn Reints │ SDSU Extension

US produced 3.4 billion pounds of watermelon last year

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Pickings slim in this year’s giant pumpkin, watermelon contest