{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a8402de1ad8716bb68fae24/6a8402f79cb9faa61ab99877?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 67 – Melons – Sweet, Sprawling and Refreshing","description":"<p><strong>Episode 67 – Melons – Sweet, Sprawling and Refreshing</strong></p><p>Melons are taking over <strong>The Beanstalk</strong> this week! 🍈 We&#39;re digging into cantaloupes, honeydews, muskmelons, and some of the specialty varieties that make growing your own so much fun. </p><p>We&#39;ll talk about getting those vines through the summer, pollination, pests, figuring out when a melon is truly ripe, saving seeds, and why a vine-ripened melon can taste so different from one at the grocery store. We&#39;ll also put the harvest to work with a fresh Summer Melon and Cucumber Salad and dig into some surprisingly nerdy melon biology along the way. </p><p>If you&#39;ve ever wanted to grow sweeter, better melons right out of your own garden, come hang out with your fellow Beans! 🌱</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"John S Terry"}