Melons are most often thought of as summertime treats, and many High Plains gardens offer them up during the hottest part of the growing season. But our subject today is a melon type that produces in the heat but has the staying power to become a prized centerpiece for holiday tables. Santa Claus or Christmas melons have a few things going for them that set them apart from regular cantaloupes or honeydews, and that's the reason they can last so long off the vine.
