The many different types of squash come in all shapes and sizes, from bulbous behemoths and elongated gourds to nobbly baseballs and frilly UFO discs. Graced in neon orange tones, hues of lime, ...

BOISE -- Tomatoes might be the number one plant to grow in American vegetable gardens, but squash is probably a close second. Almost every garden has at least one zucchini or other squash plant in it.

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 ...

Squash is one of the most versatile vegetables in the kitchen, offering a rainbow of flavors, textures, and cooking ...

I remember peeking under the big, green leaves in the pumpkin and winter squash patch of our garden when I was young. Some of the trailing vines led into the wooded area next to our garden. The bright ...

Squash is a staple veggie of summer gardens—easy to grow and low maintenance, with impressively high yields and plenty of potential uses in your cooking. But, when thinking of summer squash, it's ...

Tomatoes and peppers certainly have a wide and varied selection of species, cultivars and varieties but I think squash beats them both out when it comes to sizes, shapes, colors and uses. Perhaps that ...

Some of the most celebrated types of summer squash can be grown in crookneck, scallop, papaya and tube shapes. A yellow straight neck variety, Zephyr (54 days), is an especially beautiful and prolific ...

Question: My family enjoys growing a vegetable garden each year, especially squash. With further water restrictions likely, are there any benefits to growing heirloom varieties? Answer: Absolutely! It ...

Jenny Thull stood in a field festooned with tightly organized, endlessly varied fruits and held up a bright orange, multilayered … what? "This is a Turban squash," she said, beaming as she addressed a ...

For this week’s post, I’m sticking to my theme of edibles—there’s a lot going on in your vegetable garden this time of year. This week’s pick du jour? Squash. All sorts of squash. I have squash coming ...