ROCKY FORD, CO — Farmers in Rocky Ford Tuesday have begun to plant those world-famous sweet, tasty melons. We were there today as workers from Knapp Farms were planting seedless watermelons.

ROCKY FORD, Colo. — It's officially melon season and growers in southeastern Colorado say the yield is the sweetest in recent memory. Farmers of the Rocky Ford Growers Association (RFGA ...

Manzanola, Colo. (KKTV) - It’s the time of year where Southern Colorado farmers start growing their famous Rocky Ford melons. However, with recent hailstorms, farmers have been through some ...

ROCKY FORD, Colo. — The world's best melons are on their way. Farmers in southeast Colorado have planted this year's crop of cantaloupe and melons. The cantaloupe and melons planted in Rocky ...

Colorado State University Extension's website ... If you hear seeds when you shake the cantaloupe, it is past prime. Rocky Ford melons are available mid-July to mid-September.

The City of Rocky Ford known as The Sweet Melon Capital is seeking the ... received $150,000 in state funds from the Great OutDoors Colorado Centennial Grant. Yahoo Sports ...

Yes, it’s the dog days of summer. It’s also the season for some of Colorado’s best-loved produce: Rocky Ford melons, Olathe sweet corn, Pueblo chiles and Palisade peaches. Farmers and ...

For maximum freshness, look for that Colorado Proud logo and the Rocky Ford Growers Association sticker! Melon Granita (Courtesy photo/Colorado Department of Agriculture) Since 1887, Colorado’s ...

From the city’s website: “From the start, melons were the staple of Rocky Ford. Today, Rocky Ford cantaloupes and watermelons have fans worldwide, thanks to the Arkansas Valley’s dramatic ...