Healthy, sweet, cooling...the taste of late summer. You can eat cantaloupe ceremoniously with ice cream, or as grandma did, with a scoop of cottage cheese and a cherry in the middle. Watermelon, is just delicious any old way, but we're suggesting aqua fresca using watermelon. yum. yum. yum.
Check out our tips for growing melon!
Melon Agua Fresca
Melon aqua fresca is sweet, refreshing, and fun. Nothing says summertime like it! more...
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Growing Melon
 This succulent tropical fruit can be grown without much planning in warm parts of the Bay Area. In cool areas, it makes sense to plant varieties that are smaller and take less time to mature. Select a spot with full, bright sun. Ideally, melons need hot weather to produce sugar needed for sweet fruit. more...
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Sloat Recipe Box
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Read last month's issue of The Kitchen Gardener – The joy of summer berries!
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Grow your Own
Read more about growing your own herbs, fruits and vegetables,
here. Ever wanted to know about growing vegetables in containers? Find out more
here. A detailed list of container sizes for all that delicious home-grown food can be found
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