Watermelon

(Citrullus lanatus) Since we first started farming in Northwest WA almost 20 years ago, we've had our share of dismally wet non-summers, and while the idea of watermelon was not necessarily enticing on a 50 degree harvest day in the pouring rain, such conditions are the true test for hot...

(Citrullus lanatus) I don’t think I ever would have guessed, with all our beans and corns, our many species of flowers with their intricate seed designs and adaptations, that perhaps the most beautiful seed in our collection would come from ... a watermelon. This Turkish variety, whose name translates roughly...

(Citrullus lanatus) When it's in season, we generally don’t need to be asked twice when it comes to eating our weight in watermelon. It is one of the great joys of late summer, and we are always on the hunt for the great, short-season adapted cultivars. People are continuously incredulous...