Sweet, drippy, and a tad crunchy, a bite of a watermelon evokes nostalgic feelings of balmy beach days and summer barbecues. But for a subset of amateur farmers across the country, watermelons are ...

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 ...

Lauren Murphy is a writer and environmentalist based in the Pacific Northwest. She holds a degree in Environmental Sciences from Western Washington University. Watermelon seeds are totally safe to eat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images There's nothing better than taking a bite out of a slice of fresh watermelon once summertime rolls around. But, if ...