Melons, and even more so, watermelons, need plenty of warmth and sun – but it is possible to grow these delicious fruits at ...

One local farmer molded his watermelon fruits to grow in a specific shape. Soon, many farmers started enclosing the regular watermelons in a clear square box, making them into perfect cubes. Sadly ...

although hailed as the best tasting watermelon of the antebellum era in the United States, proved to be difficult to grow and ship commercially. So around 1840, a friend of Lawson’s sent some ...