The finished soup is delicious and filling on a cold night.
Recipe: Hearty Kale, Squash, and Bean Soup
When this Kale, Squash, and Bean soup recipe appeared in my inbox, I happened to have all the ingredients on hand.
Mittens oversees the squash bed as it sprawls out of bounds.
Ask Gardenerd: Planting Tips for Squash and Melons
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
YouTube: Squash Problems – Fruit Rotting or Dropping Off?
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.
YouTube: Growing Squash and Melons – Mounds or Moats?
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?
Recipe: Herbed Summer Squash and Potato Torte with Parmesan
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.
Ask Gardenerd: Pumpkin Fruits Dropping
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
An abundant harvest of yellow crookneck squash sent us hunting for a recipe.
Recipe: Yellow Squash Soup
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.
Powdery mildew on acorn squash
Battling Powdery Mildew
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?"
Anna dons borrowed festival garb at the Heirloom Expo 2018. We chatted about powdery mildew, giant pumpkin techniques and more.
Podcast: Growing Squash with Anna Peach
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…
Acorn squash (or maybe not?) flowers and sets fruit.
Ask Gardenerd: Squash Vine Borers
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…