Melon seedlings need soil that has climbed well past the mid-60s, not just a calendar date past frost.

In the low desert around Phoenix, melons don’t wait for a frost date, because frost barely exists there.

Melons can ripen in Alberta gardens, but the province gives growers almost no margin for error.

Yes, melons can be grown in Alaska, but only with active season-extension techniques: black plastic or landscape fabric to warm the soil, floating row…

The short answer: soil needs to hold steady in the mid-60s before melon seed or transplants go in, which in most of Alabama lands somewhere between…

A melon vine that wilts by afternoon and perks back up by morning is just thirsty.

A muskmelon tells you it’s ready by letting go of the vine. A watermelon never will, so you check the spot where it rests on the ground and the tendril…

Watermelon and muskmelon aren’t just different varieties of the same plant. They’re different species entirely, from different genera, with different…

Set summer squash transplants or protected seedlings outside in Whitehorse and southern Yukon around the first days of June, right after the mean last…

Summer squash needs about 45 to 65 warm days to bear fruit, and Yukon’s mean frost-free window runs roughly 81 days, from June 5 to August 25.