Gardeners know when it is summer because they can hardly keep up with the squash harvest. Summer and summer squash go hand in hand. But wait, are they summer squash or are they zucchini? Both summer ...

Summer squash (Cucurbita pepo), including zucchini, crookneck, straightneck, and patty pan, is common in central New York vegetable gardens. Summer squash grows quickly, is early to harvest, and is ...

Understandably, many people use the terms zucchini and summer squash interchangeably. Unlike the winter squash family, which is identifiable by thick, tough outer skin and a dense, usually orange or ...

Question: Our first vegetable garden is growing fast and there are blossoms on the summer squash and cucumber plants. How do we know when the vegetables are ready for harvest? Answer: Congratulations ...

Crops that languished for most of the brutal summer have seen a spurt of growth after recent rains that were accompanied by cooler temperatures. Beans have revived and are suddenly thriving, tomatoes ...

Once established, summer squash plants can continue to grow, producing female flowers and new squash throughout the growing season. How long they’ll keep yielding depends mostly on the variety, ...

Members of the Cucumber family that can be planted now include summer squash, winter squash, mirliton, pumpkin, gourd (edible and ornamental), musk melon, honeydew, cucuzzi, watermelon, cantaloupe, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Oh, my gourd! What’s popping from a squash garden on a sun-soaked summer’s day? More than just the vegetables — their yellow flowers are bursting out all over. And they’re ...

The cucumber family, properly known as the Cucurbitaceae, provides a wide variety of vegetables popular in the summer home vegetable garden. Members of the cucumber family that can be planted now ...

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 ...

From beets and brightly colored peppers to fragrant lavender and sage, here's what to plant this June.