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.

HUNGRY FRUIT: Squash are heavy feeders, meaning they thrive in soil with high fertility. If you don’t have rich soil, you can add an organic fertility source before planting squash, and/or apply a ...

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 ...

Squash plants grow very quickly and put on a mass of foliage as they develop. These large leaves can turn yellow for various reasons, but what causes discolored foliage and how worried should you be ...

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 ...

Squash is a simple crop to grow, but for high yields a little knowledge goes a long way. First off, pumpkins, zucchini, summer squash, and winter squash are all culinary terms that tell us how they ...

Pattypan/Scalloped squash plant growing journal was captured in this time lapse over 86 days. The seed was germinated and ...

Time lapse video of growing a zucchini plant in 76 days, from seed to fruit. The seed was germinated just fine and grew ...

Squash tastes better when it comes from your garden. Although winter squashes are delicious, their rambling vines take up a lot of space. Every square foot in a vegetable garden is valuable real ...

"Will the zucchinis stop growing soon?" asked my kids, desperate for a dinner that doesn't revolve around summer squash. Once established, summer squash plants can continue to grow, producing female ...

Winter squash varieties with hard rinds are staples of comfort cooking when it's cold outside. They impart a sweet and earthy flavor and can be stored for a long time over the season. It might come as ...

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, squash, (genus Cucurbita), is a genus of flowering plants in the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), many of which are widely cultivated as vegetables and for ...