Japanese plant breeders developed the first seedless watermelons over fifty years ago. Understanding the process requires basic knowledge of genetics. Plant and animal cells have chromosomes, ...

Summer officially begins this week, and for many, it means melon season. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 2022 approximately 21.1 pounds of melon were available per U.S. consumer.

It’s almost watermelon season. Have you ever wondered why seedless watermelons more expensive then seeded ones? Let me count the ways! First off, seeds to produce seedless watermelon can cost over 50 ...

If you're an avid watermelon consumer, melon guru, or whatever you fancy yourself as, then maybe you had a sneaking suspicion that seedless watermelon stays fresh longer than the old-school, seeded ...

Summer brings the arrival of one of our garden favorites: watermelon. One of the primary challenges to eating watermelon can be those pesky seeds. We don’t want to eat them because, you know, a ...

The Non-GMO Project recently reassured its Twitter followers that seedless watermelon is not genetically modified. The only problem is that this delicious summer treat is a "GMO"—and it undermines the ...

Raise your hand if you know that July 4, 1776, is the date the Declaration of Independence was signed. Those powdered-wigged dudes somehow managed to endure the pointy shoes and stiff, wool threads in ...

Are you one of those folks who pride themselves on their watermelon-seed-spitting ability? Or maybe the question should be, are you one of those folks who can even remember eating a watermelon with ...

Humans have cultivated watermelon for more than 5,000 years. Tombs of Egyptian royalty often contained watermelons, and hieroglyphics depicted watermelon harvests. Watermelon is believed to have ...

Were Larry Klco a gambling man, he could make a fortune betting on the watermelons he grows. “Lots of folks think watermelon can’t be grown in Ohio,” he said. “I’ve been challenged several times.” His ...

Question: I bought a grafted grape vine that the sign at the store said was seedless, but the grapes have large, hard seeds in them. Is there anything that can be done to make them seedless? Answer: ...