A few weeks ago, I came home with probably the biggest watermelon I’ve ever purchased. I got to the farmers market later than usual, so the smaller melons were gone, and from there I lugged away the ...

Autumn's signs are all around us. The squash displays are out in force, and our thoughts turn to annual tributes to bounty and largesse - such as giant-pumpkin contests. However there still are big ...

The State Fair of Virginia will hold its weigh-in for giant pumpkins and giant watermelons at noon on Sept. 24. The weigh-in is the culmination of labor-intensive gardening that earns bragging rights ...

Bill and Teresa Neptune of New Concord have won the Barnesville Pumpkin Show five times, but giant watermelons earned them an ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Under a mossy live oak on farmer Will Crum’s farm, chef Greg Baker thumped a watermelon. They both listened — a low tone, a little hollow-sounding. “Can I get a little more ...

The winner of this year’s State Fair of Virginia giant watermelon competition set a new state record. The monster melon grown by Davis Wells of Hanover County weighed in at a whopping 245.7 pounds.