Watermelons and cucumbers take up a lot of space in the backyard garden -- and they're worth the extra real estate. You can't make a summer salad without cucumber, and you can't have a picnic without ...

Question: We would like to grow a watermelon. Is there still time to start the planting? Answer: You have missed the good planting weather, but just for fun, stick a few seeds or transplants in the ...

As summer approaches, thirst-quenching watermelons and cantaloupes become ever-present snack and dessert priorities. Yet the intensively hybridized and deliciously sweet melons we find at the ...