Abstract: In daily life, the majority of consumers generally have little professional knowledge to select ripe watermelons. However, the laboratory non-destructive methods for judging the ripeness of ...

Most weeks, I'm lucky enough to write about one Louisiana adventure or another. This week, though, I'm telling someone else's story. For the last 15 years, Catherine Schoeffler Comeaux, of Lafayette, ...

My parents’ home flooded on July 4. There were waves in their house by the time they left. If they had delayed leaving by even a few minutes, or if they hadn’t known exactly where to drive to reach ...

It’s time — or getting to be time — for us gardeners to reap what we’ve sown. Although it’s fairly evident when some edibles, like tomatoes, are ripe for the picking (uniform red, yellow or orange ...

Rice Family Farm owners Lee Rice and Grace Davila. Photo: Courtesy Rice Family Farms/Boise Farmers Market It’s watermelon and cantaloupe season here in southwest Idaho, and there’s a local family farm ...

It may be back to school time across the state, but in the southwest Arkansas city of Hope, a rite of summer is in full swing with the annual Hope Watermelon Festival. This year's festival, the city's ...

HEFLIN — Rows of ripe watermelons and the sounds of homegrown music filled the Cheaha Plant Farm this past Saturday, drawing dozens of local residents to the third annual “Watermelon Weekend” event.

A ripe watermelon will feel heavy, have a dry brown tendril, a yellow ground spot, dull skin, and a sweet smell. Check that the blossom end is slightly soft, the color is vibrant and uniform, and it ...