These Garden Veggies Are Root Cellar Rock Stars
November 16, 2022The root cellar is an ancient and effective method for storing garden produce, so stick these commonly grown vegetables in the root cellar to enjoy after harvest.
How To Tell If A Watermelon Is Ripe For Harvest
August 26, 2022You’ll find a plethora of tips for determining watermelon ripeness, but follow a few simple guidelines and you can know when to harvest.
Saltwater Melons
January 18, 2016Photo courtesy of iStockphoto/Thinkstock Melons are other crops that are sometimes deliberately stressed with saltwater at the end of the fruit-production cycle in order to encourage the plant to produce sweeter fruit. Conventional growers withhold water during fruit development to create the beneficial stress that produces sweeter melons. The production of more sugars in stressed […]
7 Ways To Use and Store Melons
July 16, 2015Think outside the fruit bowl when it comes to eating this year’s summer melons.
Grow Heat-Loving Crops—Even In the North
June 12, 2015Northern growers can also look forward to peppers, tomatoes and melons this summer by planning ahead and choosing varieties wisely.
What Are You Planting This Year? 5 Unique Edibles to Try
February 27, 2014Browsing through “The Cook’s Garden” fills me with inspiration for the coming season, and I’ve already got my wish list jotted down to prove it.
Crop Profile: Melons
January 30, 2012Savor delicious fruits that can be beautiful, too, by including melon varieties in your edible landscape.
Make It Work: Cooking with Under-Ripe Melons
September 14, 2011Photo courtesy iStockphoto/Thinkstock If your garden produces under-ripe watermelon, try your hand at a crisp and refreshing salad: Feta cheese, olives and mint or basil tossed with watermelon chunks. Melons are a challenge to grow around here. Their creeping vines cover lots of land in a suburban setting, and if the rain is wrong, they are […]
Picking Melons and Watching Bats
August 18, 2011We just picked our first two melons of the season and enjoyed them with our dinner. I couldn’t remember what kind they were so it was kind of thrilling to cut into them and find out what was inside. The outside looked nothing like a cantaloupe, but that’s exactly what the inside looked and tasted like, only not quite as sweet.
