It’s mid-August and the tendrils on either side of these melons had dried up so I decided it was time to harvest them. For some reason, I’ve always preferred my watermelon with seeds. Perhaps it’s a sweeter flavor or perhaps the flavor is sweeter because it reminds me of the melons of my childhood. [...read more]

The watermelons are coming along nicely. They are about the size of a large grapefruit and growing rapidly. All told there are seven of them.