If you are from Texas, you probably grew up eating squash casserole — still a favorite in our home. When I decided to start a small, raised vegetable garden a few years ago, I was determined to ...

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 ...

Squash plants are not only prolific producers, but many types, both summer squash and winter squash, also get quite large. Their sprawling vines overwhelm smaller vegetables and other nearby plants.

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, ...

As the winter blues hit, the hope for bright colors and sunny skies urges gardeners to plan for the upcoming growing season.

Tomatoes and peppers certainly have a wide and varied selection of species, cultivars and varieties but I think squash beats them both out when it comes to sizes, shapes, colors and uses. Perhaps that ...

Squash is a staple veggie of summer gardens—easy to grow and low maintenance, with impressively high yields and plenty of potential uses in your cooking. But, when thinking of summer squash, it's ...

Here are some things to do in the garden this week. Vegetables. Chayote (Sechium edule), a member of the squash family, is one of the easiest vegetables to grow. You simply place a whole choyote — ...

Growing summer squash like zucchini and yellow crookneck is a hallmark of western Pennsylvania gardens. Many of us have been either the benefactor or recipient of a grocery bag of extra zucchini, ...