There is a lot of choice when it comes to growing squash. That includes picking from the many varieties, with different shapes, sizes, and colors, deciding whether to grow in the ground or containers, ...

When the tiny squash fruits at the base of squash blossoms don't get pollinated, the young squash will stop developing, shrivel and eventually dry or drop from the plant. Squash fruits begin as ...

With squash, it’s always something. I feel like I’m my mother talking when I complain about squash. If it’s not one thing, it’s another. Squash, you’re nothing but trouble. And of course, every mother ...

Plant diseases rarely happen by accident. When problems show up in the garden, it is usually because the right conditions come together at the right time. Plant diseases can occur in any garden. In ...

A: Squash vine borer is very active this time of year. They overwinter in the soil, and once they emerge, the larvae bore into the stems close to the soil surface. From a distance, the first sign is ...

Summer squash (Cucurbita pepo), including zucchini, crookneck, straightneck, and patty pan, is common in central New York vegetable gardens. Summer squash grows quickly, is early to harvest, and is ...

As all the old jokes about country people not locking their doors except during zucchini season imply, growing squash can be a little too easy. And while figuring out what to do with the overabundance ...

Ah, the bounty of spring: all the tender new foliage on trees and shrubs, flowers galore and prolific growth in the vegetable garden. We gardeners revel in the abundance the season brings, and just ...