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 ...

Plant now through the end of July in an area with at least four to six hours of sun a day. Beans prefer well-drained, sandy ...

Squash is famous for turning one packet of seed into a mountain of fruit, yet many gardeners discover that the first planting barely limps along. The difference between stingy vines and baskets of ...

Before you plant a single squash seed this March, make sure that your garden isn’t missing something important. Squash has been grown in community for centuries, thanks to the Indigenous farming ...

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 ...

A healthy cucumber vine grown vertically with many fruits - Swetlana Wall/Shutterstock When space in your vegetable garden is at a premium, you probably look for crops that you can grow together, so ...

I love to grow squash, but it seems like every year the insects get them. How can I stop this from happening? SB There are two main insects that are problematic for squash plants: squash bugs and the ...

When I was a kid, I decided I wanted to plant a garden. I took over part of our yard without thinking much about the sun, the ...

If you have a skunk problem in your garden, growing summer squash could deter the pests from your yard while also bearing ...

STEMMING THE PROBLEM: Squash vine borers kill squash plants by burrowing into their stems. A few preventive measures can save gardens from a squashless growing season. Photo by Chloe Lieberman Your ...

Squash vine borer must be controlled at egg hatch or very early larval stages, before larvae enter the stem. By the time ...

May is the time to plant squash in Mid-Missouri. Most squash can be put into two categories: summer squash and winter squash. The terms "summer" and "winter" are used to describe the time of use.