![Fusarium wilt, a deadly fungal disease that lives in the soil, attacks a watermelon vine in a field in Berrien County.](https://secure.caes.uga.edu/news/multimedia/images/251/WatermelonFusaruimWiltMay(Small).jpg)
Watermelon wilt
Folks don’t like to spit watermelon seeds anymore, so Georgia farmers now grow seedless varieties. The switch has farmers fighting a deadly plant disease that likes seedless melons as much as consumers do.