Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Various types of melons - Static Media/Shutterstock/Getty Rich and juicy, melons are powerhouses of both flavor and nutrition.

"Men and melons are hard to know," wrote Benjamin Franklin. Preach, Ben! However, there are some telltale signs that can help ...

We have been growing muskmelons (sometimes called cantaloupes) for many years, and a few years ago added the crisp white-fleshed Asian melons to our repertoire. I like nothing better than eating fruit ...

Known for their juicy orange flesh and sweetness, Yubari melons are often sent as gifts in Japan. Read more at ...

This cantaloupe is nearly ready to be picked. The netting on the skin is an even tan color and the rind under the netting is changing from green to tan. In just a day or two, this melon will be ready ...

If any fruit captures the sweet, dripping heart of summer, it’s a good melon. There are two main families of melons: those with rough, netted or reticulated rinds (muskmelons, cantaloupes, etc.) and ...

SAPPORO – A box of two Yubari melons fetched a record ¥5.8 million at this season’s first auction held in Sapporo on Friday. The winning bid came from Futami-Seika, a fruit and vegetable wholesaler ...

ROCKY FORD, Colo. (KOAA) — With all of the rain Colorado Springs has been getting this summer, we wanted to get a pulse check on the fan favorite melons growing in Eastern Colorado. The famous Rocky ...

Reporting from Onyx — Thirteen years ago, when Ruben Mkrtchyan told his wife and four children that they were going to move from Glendale to a high desert valley in the middle of nowhere to grow the ...