A slice of watermelon being held up to the sky. - Iuliia Bondar/Getty Images Nothing hits like the first watermelon of the summer. It's cold, it's juicy, it's fresh, it's sweet, and you can spit out ...

It’s watermelon season (May – September) and what better way to celebrate than to learn a little about the history of summer’s favorite fruit. Infamous author Mark Twain said of watermelon, “…when one ...

Amber Poligardo, right, of Elkridge, gets the thumb-up from Joe Kopasek, left, of Arbutus, after winning the watermelon eating contest at the fourth Annual Watermelon Festival at Braglio Farms.

It's a tiny, but telling, detail. We’ve identified 15 heroic saves for mealy, overripe watermelon, but we firmly believe that the best Rx for bad watermelon is to avoid it in the first place. By ...

Get ready for a mouthwatering day of fun at the Enterprise Farmers Market on Saturday, June 24, for the annual Watermelon Day. The market opens at 7 a.m. with produce and arts and crafts vendors ready ...

How to keep your watermelon fresh and sweet. • The best way to store a whole watermelon is at room temperature out of the sun. • Whole watermelon stored this way keeps for one week. Growing up on a ...

Do you know the two-finger rule for finding ripe watermelon? This is an easy way to determine if you should buy the giant fruit you’re eyeing at the grocery store. The two-finger rule is very simple.