It is a challenge to grow melons in Minnesota ... At full maturity and peak flavor, the fruit breaks away from the vine easily if slightly twisted. Melons will not all ripen at the same time, so plan ...

Vine crops such as squash, melons and cucumbers can produce straighter, cleaner fruit if grown on a trellis. Many tomato varieties are “indeterminate,” or vining, which means they will continue to ...

Bitter melon plants thrive in sunny, warm conditions. Select a location on your porch that gets a minimum of six hours of ...