If you planted summer squash in your garden this season, you know that, when healthy, it is a very generous plant. Whether you started from seeds or planted three or four baby plants, you are probably ...

If you're new to gardening, it's easy to underestimate how much pests can affect your squash plants. Try planting a trap crop ...

I planted my first vegetable garden the summer after my sophomore year in college. I can’t recall all the vegetables I planted, but I do remember the zucchini. That was the year I discovered that one ...

If you've stepped outside on a warm afternoon to see your squash plants wilting, you may immediately grab the watering can to give them a good soak. However, this may not help. Firstly, the afternoon ...

Growing squash? Then you're likely familiar with how spread out the plant becomes as it grows. Squash plants are known for their sprawling growth, which may lead you to ask yourself when is the right ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Whether you're growing pumpkins, zucchini, butternut squash, or spaghetti squash, it's never a good feeling to see your green squash leaves ...

The length of the day relative to night is a strong determining factor for the induction of flowering in many plant species. Short day (SD) plants require a short day length (or more precisely, a long ...

Squash bugs are one of the most destructive insect pests in the garden. They can do serious damage to all plants in the cucurbit family, which includes winter squash such as acorn and butternut, ...

Q: Our yellow squash (and the neighbor's, too) have all been eaten alive by what we call the dreaded "squash worm." It digs itself into the vine and eats it hollow. I pulled most of two plants, but ...

Q: I have seven huge butternut squash plants — sprawling vines, huge leaves, and NO blossoms. Last year I had healthy-looking plants, blossoms, NO squash. Any ideas what is wrong? A: This question and ...

Many insects plague the vegetable gardener, but few are as lethal as the squash bug and the cucumber beetle. Plants may die from the squash bugs' continual feeding or from the bacterial wilt that ...