A person holding a cantaloupe with more melons out of focus on a shelf below. - Thai Liang Lim/Getty Images If you've ever chosen a cantaloupe from the grocery store, thinking it would get sweeter ...

The most reliable way to tell if a cantaloupe is ripe is to tug on the fruit. When it separates easily and cleanly from the stem, it's ready to harvest. Ripe cantaloupe loses its green color in the ...

It’s tough to deny a slice of a fresh, ripe, juicy cantaloupe during peak season. (That’s June through August, by the way, with the best of the bunch popping up in mid-July, according to cantaloupe ...

Watch the complete journey of a melon plant from seed to ripe fruit in this captivating 101-day time-lapse. Witness each ...

Harvesting melons at the perfect time is crucial to the best eating experience. Melons will have the highest sugar content if allowed to ripen fully on the vine, Kansas State University horticulture ...

There's nothing quite like biting into a perfectly ripe cantaloupe. That sweet, juicy, almost floral flavor is where it's at. But we've all been there: standing in the produce aisle, staring at a ...

Growing your own summer vegetables can be very rewarding, but picking them too soon or late can be disappointing and frustrating. Some vegetables are easy to tell when ripe – such as tomatoes (soft ...

It’s the time of year to sink your teeth into an ice-cold slice of watermelon on a sweltering late-summer day. At your local East Bay farmers’ market, you’ll discover a dazzling array of melons that ...