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Join us on this page to follow the growing season of Melon. Share your best stories, tips, and photos in each of the entries below.


Livestock fence panel for trellising.

Easy Durable Raised Bed Trellising

Climbing towards the sun. Many of our favorite vegetables in the Beekman Heirloom Vegetable Garden require some sort of trellising – tomatoes, beans, peas,...
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Some Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Melons

Melon MELONS ORIGINATED IN AFRICA, and Egyptian hieroglyphics featuring melons date back to as far as 2400 BC.  It was seen as a source of portable water. The cantaloupe...
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What Dr. Brent Says about Melons…

Melon ONE OF MY PERSONAL FLAWS is that I am an ice-cruncher.  I always ask for extra ice in any beverage that I’m served.  I suppose I’m hot-blooded and need...

Better Luck This Year

WE’RE REALLY PUSHING MOTHER NATURE TO GROW MELONS WHERE WE LIVE. Some years mother nature gives in and allows us a few beauties, and other years – like...
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