Watermelons are warm-season crops that require a long growing season with plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures. The best time to plant watermelons is after the danger of frost has passed and ...

The East Coast watermelon season starts in south Florida in Immokalee, then makes its way up the Eastern Seaboard. Shippers ...

Egel formerly worked for a watermelon seed company as a plant pathologist. "There are some things I look for when I go to the supermarket or roadside stand," Egel said. "With me, I downplay 'thumping' ...

He’s the young 25-year-old growing and operations manager at Coosaw Farms. The more-than 40 year-old company is a major player in the production of South Carolina watermelons. Alongside other ...