Honeydew melons are an excellent source of potassium, vitamin B6 and vitamin C.

Honeydew plants thrive in a hot dry climate.

Once a honeydew melon is picked, it can no longer get any sweeter.

The weight of a honeydew melon ranges from four to eight pounds.

How do you know honeydew melon is ready to eat? When the blossom end yields to gentle pressure.

As honeydew melons ripen, the skin transforms from very hard and smooth to a velvety texture and often develops a slight stickiness.

The honeydew skin turns from green to white to yellow as it matures.