Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Melons will not develop more sugar post-harvest," says Green. "It's best to refrigerate whole cantaloupes, while whole 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 ...

Melon (Cucumis melo L.) is an important vegetable crop that has an extensive history of cultivation, and has been classified into two subspecies, C. melo ssp. agrestis and C. melo ssp. melo. Previous ...

Consumers are increasingly smitten with melons of all types. Watermelons are the fifth most popular fruit with American consumers and cantaloupes are the 13th, according to The Packer’s Fresh Trends ...

Watermelon has a higher glycemic index than honeydew, but that’s not the whole story. Here’s which melon really wins for blood sugar — and how to eat it.

The Crenshaw melon will be your new favorite fruit of the summer. A variety of cantaloupe melon, this fruit is extra sweet and juicy. It has more of a peachy color than normal cantaloupe and a ...

For melons in general, Dudley says at the store, you should also look for sugar cracks at the stem scar end of the melon, as well as no stem attached to it. "Smell for the fragrance of melon at the ...