These plants have separate male and female flowers and cannot self-pollinate. To pollinate and produce a watermelon, a bee must visit multiple times to transfer 500 or more pollen grains!

Trimming the vines may reduce the number of flowers, which could affect pollination. Also, pruning watermelon vines may result in the plant using energy to send out replacement runners rather than ...

Plants like winter squash and watermelon ... The leaves and flowers are commonly added to salads for their peppery bite. Nasturtiums have a somewhat trailing habit that looks lovely spilling ...