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.

A few decades ago, watermelon seemed an almost uniformly large fruit in the U.S., but now there’s an array of sizes, rind colors and flesh hues for adventurous consumers — and 90% of the market is ...

If you drop into Pane Bianco around this time of year, chances are you’ve seen Maya’s watermelon radishes on the menu for the market salad. Not only are these radishes a colorful addition to any salad ...

HEFLIN — Rows of ripe watermelons and the sounds of homegrown music filled the Cheaha Plant Farm this past Saturday, drawing dozens of local residents to the third annual “Watermelon Weekend” event.

RESIDENTS SIGNIFICANT COSTS. COOL OFF THIS WEEKEND WITH A SWEET SLICE OF WATERMELON. IT’S TIME FOR THE ANNUAL MELON FEST AT NELSON PRODUCE FARM. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S MARY REGLI IS THERE LIVE WITH ...

Ross Chastain started the NASCAR season with one watermelon and it traveled with him from track to track. The fruit lasted five weeks before “The Watermelon Man” had to freshen his supply. The eighth ...