Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service

Mosquitos can be a pain, but Amanda McNulty shares alternatives to fogging and pesticides to help keep mosquitos from pestering you.

Mosquitos can be a pain, but Amanda McNulty shares alternatives to fogging and pesticides to help keep mosquitos from pestering you.

A lot goes into getting watermelons from seed to a tasty treat in your refrigerator.

A lot goes into getting watermelons from seed to a tasty treat in your refrigerator.

Gracen Vaughn hands out watermelon slices at school field days, farmers markets, grocery stores, festivals, and other gatherings to tell people about the health benefits of watermelons.

Gracen Vaughn hands out watermelon slices at school field days, farmers markets, grocery stores, festivals, and other gatherings to tell people about the health benefits of watermelons.

Gilbert Miller of Clemson’s Edisto Research and Education Center is not only a Doctor of Plant and Environmental Sciences, but also president of the South Carolina Watermelon Association.

Gilbert Miller of Clemson’s Edisto Research and Education Center is not only a Doctor of Plant and Environmental Sciences, but also president of the South Carolina Watermelon Association.

Watermelon breeders are developing new varieties each year, with over 1,200 different kinds currently grown around the world.

Watermelon breeders are developing new varieties each year, with over 1,200 different kinds currently grown around the world.