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 ...
Culpeper gardener Paul Jarosh’s 103-pound butternut squash smashed a world record at the recent State Fair of Virginia giant vegetable competition. The squash weighs almost 40 pounds more than the ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Frank Mudd, 73, admits he has a problem. "It is an addiction. You can't hardly help it. It's worse than dope," he says with a laugh. He loves growing giant watermelons. "That ...
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 ...
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 ...
It pains Hank Houston to cut open his prized giant watermelons. They’re his babies. “I didn’t even want to cut last year’s one open, I ain’t gonna kid you,” the watermelon grower from Spotsylvania ...
The winner of this year’s giant watermelon competition set a new State Fair of Virginia record with a whopping 254-pound entry. Hank Houston of Spotsylvania County grew the largest watermelon, which ...
The peak season for many of Arkansas' summer vegetables and fruits has come and gone, but one of the most popular summer staples -- the watermelon -- is not done yet. This week, the city of Hope will ...