If you pick up a not-quite-ready cantaloupe, let it ripen on the counter at room temperature for up to two days. To speed up the ripening process, keep it in a closed paper bag.

The ground spot (also sometimes called the "field spot" or the "belly spot") is usually a small round area on the watermelon ...

Here's how to identify a perfectly ripe melon using touch, smell, sight, and sound. "Men and melons are hard to know," wrote Benjamin Franklin. Preach, Ben! However, there are some telltale signs that ...

Melons don't ripen after picking, so choose wisely for best flavor. See these tips from an UGA Extension agent.

Forget tapping! This article unveils five reliable methods for selecting ripe watermelons, moving beyond traditional, ...

4.Knock on the rind. Hold the cantaloupe up to your ear and give it a few knocks, similar to how you'd knock on a door. If it sounds hollow, the cantaloupe isn't ripe yet.

Home gardeners have watched melon vines fill considerable garden space while anticipating harvest time. Most watermelon varieties produce mature fruit 75 to 95 days after seeding and 42 to 45 ...

That yellow belly is called a field spot, and it’s the part of the watermelon that sat on the ground as it ripened. "A yellow ...