What’s Eating My Squash? How To Protect Squash Plants
By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist
If you see bites, scratches and missing chunks on your prized squash plants, learn which animals are helping themselves.
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Information About Squash
Growing squash plants isn’t difficult once you know the basics for the proper care of squash. Learning how to grow squash successfully includes becoming familiar with the types of squash grown, what conditions they prefer, and common squash pests or diseases that may affect them. So to find out more about growing squash plants, continue reading for advice on the general care of squash in the garden.
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Wonderful And Weird Squash Varieties You Should Grow
By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist
Learn all about the fascinating and peculiar varieties of squash and pumpkins that are new or making a comeback.
Is Zucchini A Squash? Get To Know The Difference
By Laura Miller
Is zucchini the same as a summer squash? Is there a difference between zucchini and squash? Click here for these answers and more!
What Causes Deformed Zucchini And Squash?
By Amy Grant
Do you have weird looking zucchini or other garden squash? Learn why it happens and what to do.
Stem Splitting In Squash, Cucumbers, And Melons
By Laura Miller
Have you noticed stem splitting in your squash, cucumbers, or melons? Click here to learn about causes and solutions for splitting stems in cucurbits.
The Differences Among Pumpkin and Squash and Gourds
By Laura Miller
What are the differences among pumpkins, squash and gourds? Read on to learn how to tell them apart.
Can You Eat Squash Leaves From The Garden?
By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist
Learn all about how to prepare the green parts of squash plants for tasty nutrition.
Best Acorn Squash Varieties For Home Gardens
By Amy Grant
While most acorn squash is green on the outside and orange on the inside, there actually come in an array of colors. Click for more.
Best Ways To Grow Summer Squash Vertically
By Laura Miller
Have you ever considered growing summer squash on a trellis? Growing vegetables vertically saves space, prevents pest damage, and reduces disease issues. Click to learn more.
Prevent Squash Vine Borer By Planting Early Or Late
By Amy Grant
If Squash Vine Borers have paid a visit to your squash, pumpkins, melons or cucumbers, we are sorry. But there are ways to help!
Companion Planting Squash In The Garden
By Laura Miller
The Three Sisters method is a time-honored tradition in which corn, beans and squash are planted together. But corn and beans aren't the only companion plants for squash.
Grow Plants From The First Thanksgiving – Heirloom Squash Varieties To Try
By Tonya Barnett, (Author of FRESHCUTKY)
Growing heirloom vegetables from the first Thanksgiving dinner is an interesting way to gain a new perspective in the garden.
Kabocha Squash Growing Tips – Learn About Kabocha Squash Pumpkins
By Amy Grant
Kabocha winter squash pumpkins are smaller than pumpkins but can be used in much the same way. Read on to learn how to grow kabocha squash.
Grocery Store Squash Seeds – Can You Grow Squash From The Store
By Amy Grant
Planting seeds from store-bought squash sounds like a cost-effective way to obtain seeds, but does it work? Read on to find out.
Squash Arch Ideas – Learn To Make A DIY Squash Arch
By Teo Spengler
If you’ve ever grown squash, then you know what the vines can do to your garden beds. It can also be crowding for other veggies you may be growing. A squash arch can help with these issues and become a nice focal point for your garden. To learn more, click here.
What Is A Blue Hokkaido Squash: Learn About Blue Kuri Squash Care
By Amy Grant
If you love squash but want to diversify, try growing Blue Hokkaido squash plants. What is a Blue Hokkaido squash? Only one of the most prolific, multi-use winter squash varieties available, plus, it’s beautiful. Click this article for more information.
What Is A Sweet Dumpling Squash – Sweet Dumpling Acorn Squash Growing
By Amy Grant
If you love winter squash but find that their size is somewhat intimidating, try growing Sweet Dumpling acorn squash. What is a Sweet Dumpling squash? Click this article to learn more and find tips on growing Sweet Dumpling squash plants in your garden.
Buttercup Squash Facts – Learn How To Grow Buttercup Squash Vines
By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist
Buttercup squash plants are a type of kabocha winter squash and can be stored for a long time due to their hard rinds. As the name would suggest, the flesh cooks up with a sweet buttery flavor. For tips on how to grow your own buttercup squash, click this article.
Growing Squash Indoors – How To Grow Squash Inside Your House
By Mary H. Dyer, Credentialed Garden Writer
Can you grow squash plants inside? Yes, you can, and it’s relatively easy. They may be smaller, but indoor squash plants can produce a hefty harvest beginning about sixty days after planting. Sound like fun? Learn about growing squash indoors in this article.
Is Eating Tendrils Safe – Learn How To Harvest Squash Tendrils
By Amy Grant
Other cultures have more of a tendency to eat the entirety of their produce, meaning the leaves, stems, sometimes even roots, blossoms and seeds of a crop. Consider squash, for example. Can you eat squash shoots? Yes, indeed. Learn more in this article.
Winter Squash Varieties: How To Choose A Winter Squash Plant
By Mary H. Dyer, Credentialed Garden Writer
When it comes to types of winter squash, gardeners have a huge selection from which to choose. Wondering how to choose a winter squash for your garden? Click the following article for more details about different kinds of winter squash.
What Is A Turban Squash: How To Grow Turk’s Turban Squash Plants
By Becca Badgett, Co-author of How to Grow an EMERGENCY Garden
Do you sometimes buy colorful vegetables for autumn harvest displays? Most likely, you were buying winter squash, and you may have included a turban squash in your purchase. Learn more about growing your own turban squash in this article.
What Is Straightneck Squash – Learn About Straightneck Squash Varieties
By Tonya Barnett, (Author of FRESHCUTKY)
Summer squashes are prized for their upright and bushy growth habit and usefulness in the kitchen. Types such as straightneck are perfect for those looking to enjoy early season harvests from the garden without the stress of starting seeds indoors. Learn more here.
Crookneck Squash Varieties: How To Grow Crookneck Squash Plants
By Becca Badgett, Co-author of How to Grow an EMERGENCY Garden
Growing crookneck squash is common in the home garden. Ease of growing and versatility of preparation make crookneck squash varieties a favorite. If you’re asking “what is crookneck squash?”, then this article can help. Click here for more info.
Summer Squash Types – Different Summer Squashes You Can Grow
By Darcy Larum, Landscape Designer
Summer squash plants differ from winter squash because most summer squash varieties bear their fruit on bushy plants rather than vining or sprawling plants like winter squashes. But like winter types, there are numerous varieties. Learn about summer squash plants here.
Marrow Squash Plant – How To Grow Marrow Vegetables
By Darcy Larum, Landscape Designer
In gardens in the UK and other countries around the world, “marrow” refers to certain varieties of summer squash because their oval shaped fruit contains a creamy white, spongy flesh surrounded by a hard but thin skin. Learn how to grow marrow plants in your garden here.
Butterkin Squash Information – How To Grow Butterkin Squash Plants
By Liz Baessler
Butterkin squash is one of those rare and exciting events: a new vegetable. A cross between a butternut squash and a pumpkin, the butterkin squash is very new to the commercial market, both for growing and eating. Learn more about it in this article.
Calabaza Squash Uses – How To Grow Calabaza Squash In The Garden
By Liz Baessler
While it's less common in the United States, Calabaza squash is not hard to grow and can be very rewarding, particularly when used in Latin American cooking. Learn more about how to grow Calabaza squash plants and Calabaza squash uses in this article.
Cucuzza Squash Plants: Tips On Growing Cucuzza Italian Squash
By Amy Grant
A favorite squash of Sicilians, cucuzza squash is gaining some popularity in North America. Never heard of cucuzza squash plants? Click here to find out what a cucuzza squash is and information about growing cucuzza Italian squash.
Spaghetti Squash Ripeness: Will Spaghetti Squash Ripen Off The Vine
By Amy Grant
If you have varying results when growing spaghetti squash, like fruit that doesn't seem to be quite ready to pick, yet Mother Nature has other plans, you may wonder will spaghetti squash ripen off the vine. Learn more in this article.
Cracking Squash Fruit – Reasons For Butternut Squash Shell Splitting
By Amy Grant
Like other winter squash, butternut squash may be prone to problems - amongst these may be fruit split in butternut squash. What causes butternut shell splitting and is there a remedy? Get more information and find out in this article.
Cushaw Squash Plants – How And When To Plant Cushaw Squash
By Amy Grant
If you reside in the American South, you may be familiar with growing cushaw squash. These heirlooms have a number of benefits. So how to grow cushaw squash plants and what other interesting information can we dig up on them? Find out here.
Powdery Mildew Control On Squash: Treating Powdery Mildew In Squash Plants
By Amy Grant
It is not uncommon for squash leaves to have powdery mildew but as it affects yield, how can you go about treating powdery mildew in squash? This article will help with the prevention and treatment of powdery mildew on squash.
Delicata Squash Information: Tips On Growing Delicata Winter Squash
By Amy Grant
Contrary to their name, winter squash are grown at the peak of summer and harvested in the fall. They have a hard rind and can, therefore, be stored for future use in a cool, dry area for months. What makes Delicata winter squash so special then? Find out here.
Scallop Squash Growing Tips: Learn About Patty Pan Squash Plants
By Amy Grant
If you have been stuck in a squash rut, routinely cultivating zucchini or crook necks, try growing patty pan squash. What is patty pan squash and how do you grow it? Find out in this article and grow something different this year.
What Is Banana Squash: How To Grow Banana Squash
By Amy Grant
One of the most versatile squash out there is the pink banana squash. It can be grown and harvested as a summer squash or used like butternut squash. Learn more about growing banana squash in the garden with tips from this article.
Saving Squash Seeds: Learn About Squash Seed Harvesting & Storage
By Amy Grant
Perhaps you have wondered if collecting seeds from prized squash might result in another crop just as amazing. What is the best method then of squash seed collection and saving those premium squash seeds? This article will help.
What To Do For Squash And Pumpkin Rot Disease
By Amy Grant
What could be the cause for squash that is rotting on the vine or pumpkin rot disease? How can cucurbit fruit rot be avoided or controlled? Many cucurbits may be prone to decay while on the vine and this article can help.
Squash Is Bitter Tasting: Reasons For Bitter Squash Taste
By Amy Grant
Squash, especially zucchini, is a popular garden veggie loved by many. But have you ever had squash that is bitter tasting and, if so, is it still edible? This article will help with that as well as what causes bitter squash.
Determining Spaghetti Squash Ripeness: Will Spaghetti Squash Ripen Off The Vine
By Susan Patterson, Master Gardener
Before you begin harvesting your spaghetti squash, you need to determine if it's ripe and ready to be cut from the vine. This article will help.
Spaghetti Squash Plant: Tips On Growing Spaghetti Squash
By Susan Patterson, Master Gardener
Spaghetti squash growing is one of the more popular gardening activities. Find out how to grow and store spaghetti squash in this article.
Hubbard Squash Care – How To Grow Hubbard Squash Plant
By Amy Grant
Green pumpkin refers not only to the color of the fruit at the time of hubbard squash harvest but also to its sweet flavor, which can be substituted for pumpkin. Learn more about how to grow hubbard squash here.
Will Squash Grow In Pots: How To Grow Squash In Containers
By Susan Patterson, Master Gardener
When garden space is scarce, it is good to know that a number of plants will happily thrive in containers. There are a number of varieties of squash that are appropriate for container gardening. Learn more here.
Squash Mosaic Virus Info: Tips For Treating Mosaic On Squash
By Kristi Waterworth
When squash begin developing strange symptoms that don't appear to be caused by bacteria or fungus, squash mosaic virus may be on the loose in the garden. Read this article to learn more about squash mosaic control.
Building Trellises For Squash: Tips For Growing Squash On Trellises
By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist
Vertical gardening with trellises for squash will allow small garden owners the ability to raise fresh, natural fruits for their own use. Learn how to grow squash on a trellis in the following article.
Hollowed Out Squash: What Causes Hollow Squash
By Jackie Carroll
Hollow squash appears healthy until you harvest the fruit and cut it open to find a hollow center. Several factors can cause this condition, which is called hollow heart disease. Learn why this happens in this article.
Yellow Bumpy Squash: Why Is My Squash Bumpy
By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist
While yellow bumpy squash occur when summer varieties are left on the vine too long, there are other reasons for bumpy squash. Read this article to find out what else causes lumpy squash plants.
Picking Squash Blossoms – How And When To Pick Squash Flowers
By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist
Squash blossoms are glorious golden blooms, which are not only attractive but also good to eat. Harvesting squash blossoms requires a little knowledge of the when and which ones to pick. This article can help with that.
Hardening Off Squash – How To Store Squash Over The Winter
By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist
It is important to know how to store squash to increase their life. The fruit needs a little preparation before keeping winter squash to enhance its freshness. To learn how to keep squash for the winter, click here.
Growing Butternut Squash Plants – Butternut Squash Cultivation In The Home Garden
By Jackie Rhoades
Butternut squash plants are a type of winter squash. Unlike its fellow summer squashes, it is eaten after it reaches the mature fruit stage when the rind has become thick and hardened. Get growing tips for this squash here.
What A Female Flower And A Male Flower Look Like On A Squash Plant
By Jackie Rhoades
Mother Nature put both male and female squash blossoms on the same vine, but they?re too far apart to make fruit without a little help. Learn how to tell the difference between them here.
Picking Winter Squash – How And When To Harvest Butternut Squash
By Jackie Rhoades
Do you need to know how to harvest butternut squash, when to harvest butternut squash and what do I do after harvesting butternut squash? Find answers to these questions in this article.
How And When To Pick Acorn Squash
By Nikki Tilley, Author of The Bulb-o-licious Garden
Acorn squash is grown and harvested much like any other type of winter squash variety. Acorn squash harvest takes place once rinds have become tough rather than tender summer squash. Click here for more info.
Acorn Squash Growing Tips For Your Garden
By Jackie Rhoades
Acorn squash can be kept through the winter, unlike their thin skinned and vulnerable cousins, the summer squash. Learn how to grow acorn squash in your garden and find harvesting tips in this article.
Squash Isn’t Ripe – Tips For Ripening Squash In Gardens
By Caroline Bloomfield
If your squash isn’t ripe but your growing season is over, don’t waste the fruits of your labors. Learn how to ripen green squash here.
Pollinate Squash By Hand – Instructions For How To Pollinate Squash By Hand
By Kathee Mierzejewski
Most of the time, when you plant squash, you have bees that come around to pollinate the blossoms. However, sometimes you have to do it yourself. You can hand pollinate squash by following a few simple steps in this article.
Growing Winter Squash In Your Garden
By Kathee Mierzejewski
If you have been wondering how to grow winter squash, you shouldn't worry. Growing winter squash is no difficult task. There are many different varieties too. Click here for more information on growing winter squash.
Summer Squash Planting: How To Grow Summer Squash
By Kathee Mierzejewski
The summer squash plant is a versatile plant that can include so many different types of squash from yellow squash to zucchini. Growing summer squash is similar to growing any other type of vining plants. Learn more here.
Squash Wilting And Dying: Signs Of Squash Wilt
By Nikki Tilley, Author of The Bulb-o-licious Garden
Squash wilt is a common problem afflicting many squash plants in the garden. This disease can quickly destroy entire crops, but this article can help with proper wilt control management to alleviate its threat.
Squash Pests: Identifying And Preventing Squash Vine Borer
By Heather Rhoades
Among the most nefarious of squash pests is the squash vine borer. Identifying and preventing squash vine borer can save your squash plants from a sudden and disappointing death. Learn how to control squash vine borers here.
When To Harvest Squash: Best Time To Pick Winter Or Summer Squash
By Heather Rhoades
Questions can arise around when to harvest squash. Is the best time for picking the same for all kinds of squash? Read this article to find out more about picking winter or summer squash.
Squash Rotting On End: Squash Blossom End Rot Causes And Treatment
By Heather Rhoades
While blossom end rot is commonly thought of as a problem that affects tomatoes, it also affects squash. The causes for squash end rot are simple. Read this article for tips on how to treat blossom end rot on squash.
Pruning Squash Leaves – Should You Remove Squash Leaves?
By Heather Rhoades
Many gardeners find that their squash leaves are huge, almost like umbrellas to the squash plant. Since squash plants need lots of sun, are these large squash leaves healthy for the plant? Find out here.
Yellowing Squash Leaves: Why Squash Leaves Turn Yellow
By Heather Rhoades
Your squash plants were healthy and green and lush, and then one day you noticed that the leaves were getting yellow. Why are the leaves turning yellow? Read here for reasons and fixes for yellow squash leaves.
Can Squash Cross Pollinate With Cucumbers
By Heather Rhoades
An old wives tale says if you plan to grow squash and cucumbers in the same garden, you should plant them as far away to prevent cross pollination. So do squash and cucumber plants cross pollinate? Find out here.
Squash Fruit Falling Off The Plant
By Heather Rhoades
Occasionally a plant in the squash family will "abort" their fruit. It can be very frustrating for a gardener when this happens. Read this article to learn what to do for squash fruit falling off the vine.
Squash Blossoms Falling Off Vine
By Heather Rhoades
You just spent several weeks lovingly caring for a squash plant. Then the next thing you know, those squash blossoms are falling off the vine. What should you do? Read here to learn why squash blossoms fall off the vine.
Tips For Growing Squash
By Nikki Tilley, Author of The Bulb-o-licious Garden
Squash is among the most commonly grown plant in the vegetable garden. There are many varieties of squash and all are grown quite easily. Read this article for tips on planting squash in the garden.
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