Ann wrote in to Ask Gardenerd this week with a question about growing squash and melons. We offer solutions to protect plants from her turtles
Our latest YouTube video explores squash problems. "Why are my squash fruits rotting and dropping off?" We're getting this question a lot lately so we put the solutions in one place for you.
Our latest YouTube video explores common techniques for growing squash and melons. Ubiquitous instructions say to plant in hills, but is that right for everyone?
Cooking from the garden is one of the most satisfying treats any day, but this Herbed Summer Squash and Potato Torte pushes that satisfaction to the next level.
David D. writes into Ask Gardenerd this week about his pumpkin fruits dropping before the flowers open to pollinate. What's wrong here? Let's explore the so
When summer squash is in season, we're always hunting for recipes to use the abundant harvest. This recipe for yellow squash soup does the trick.
This time of year, we get a lot of questions about powdery mildew: "What's this white stuff on my squash plants?" "How do I get rid of it?"
I met Anna Peach years ago at the Heirloom Expo, so it's only fitting that we recorded a podcast at this year's Expo. Anna is a one-woman winter squash powerhouse, growing pumpkins and gourds for restaurants in Hawaii on her quarter-acre farm, Squash and Awe. Anna's research and persistence paid off, when she set out to grow pumpkins on an island plagued with pests and diseases (at the time Hawaii was importing 97% of their squash because they couldn't grow…
A troubling question came into Ask Gardenerd this week from Jennifer: "I'm a new gardener (4 years), and EVERY SINGLE YEAR, vine borers eat my zucchini plants. But I keep planting them because they are my favorite!! None of my friends have this problem. I don't understand. I've moved them in the garden, planted marigolds, used DE, used foil at the bases, done "surgery" on my plants...and nothing works. Every June they all die and I am devastated. What else…
Early-season gardeners in warm-weather climates are planting zucchini, yellow crookneck and winter squashes already. Flowers open, bees and other pollinators arrive, and soon there will be an abundance of squashes for eating and sharing. But with pollinator populations on the decline, we leave nothing to chance here at Gardenerd HQ. We hand pollinate. Perhaps you've heard our Tip of the Week Podcast on hand pollinating before. Now we're providing a visual companion. Here's an easy guide to hand pollinating your…