Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zucchini and summer squash plants are prolific growers that thrive in the warm temperatures. These plants will continuously ...

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 ...

Understandably, many people use the terms zucchini and summer squash interchangeably. Unlike the winter squash family, which is identifiable by thick, tough outer skin and a dense, usually orange or ...

Question: Our first vegetable garden is growing fast and there are blossoms on the summer squash and cucumber plants. How do we know when the vegetables are ready for harvest? Answer: Congratulations ...

Crops that languished for most of the brutal summer have seen a spurt of growth after recent rains that were accompanied by cooler temperatures. Beans have revived and are suddenly thriving, tomatoes ...

Members of the Cucumber family that can be planted now include summer squash, winter squash, mirliton, pumpkin, gourd (edible and ornamental), musk melon, honeydew, cucuzzi, watermelon, cantaloupe, ...

And I developed an undying appreciation for summer squash. It was fascinating to watch big, yellow flowers sprout baby squash at their bases. The flowers withered, the squash grew. Squash also had a ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners. This week I am discussing growing squash, in particular heirloom varieties. Squash has been grown here for thousands of years, so it has an old and unique ...

Once established, summer squash plants can continue to grow, producing female flowers and new squash throughout the growing season. How long they’ll keep yielding depends mostly on the variety, ...