Hello Gardeners, I’m Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow . The US Department of Agriculture Ag Research Service just announced on June 26 a very exciting breakthrough for watermelon growers. Pat Wechter, a USDA researcher at the joint USDA Clemson Coastal Research and Education Center outside of Charleston, and Clemson professor Richard Hassell, have developed a new watermelon rootstock that not only provides protection from fusarium wilt but also saves melons from the