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GROWING THE WORLD’S LARGEST WATERMELON (PART FOUR): ENTERING THE HOME STRETCH

It’s been a long summer for Chris Kent, the man who holds the Guinness World Record for the largest watermelon.…

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION UPDATE: FROZEN WATERMELON SMOOTHIE POPS

Following my New Year’s resolution to create fun recipes containing watermelon has really allowed me to tap into my newfound…

FACEBOOK HIGHLIGHTS: DO YOU SALT YOUR WATERMELON?

It’s been a busy month for me personally, but it’s also been busy for the folks at the National Watermelon…

FEATURED RECIPE: GREEN TEA PUNCH

The second best thing I like doing with watermelon — other than eating it — is drinking it. What I…

AND THE 2015 WATERMELON CARVING CONTEST WINNERS ARE…

I cannot lie – this year’s submissions totally blew me away! I wrote last year that 2014 was the most…

NATIONAL WATERMELON MONTH PRIZE #1: A WATERMELON COOLER BAG

Short of Thanksgiving and Christmas, Independence Day ranks pretty high on my personal list of great food holidays. Poised smack…

A WATERMELON WORTH DYING FOR: THE LEGEND OF THE BRADFORD WATERMELON

There once was a watermelon so sweet, so juicy and so delicious that people were willing to risk their lives…

RECIPE: WATERMELON AND SHRIMP PICO DE GALLO

As a self-proclaimed lover of Mexican food (which is an understatement), I have to admit something that may be shocking…

SECOND SLICE: HOW TO STORE A WATERMELON CARVING

With our 2015 Watermelon Carving Contest in full swing, I thought it might be a good time to revisit this…

THE LEGEND OF THE BRADFORD WATERMELON (PART TWO): WHERE IS THE BRADFORD WATERMELON TODAY?

Earlier this month, I wrote about the legendary Bradford watermelon — a watermelon grown in the 1800s that was so…