To enjoy butternut squash soup, pasta, and other dishes in the fall, plant seeds in the spring after the last frost or in early summer. It takes all summer for this winter squash to grow, and it will ...

Pumpkins may get all the credit as the favorite fruit of fall, but that doesn't mean butternut squash doesn't deserve its flowers, too! As far as fall flavors go, there's nothing like the nutty, sweet ...

There are plenty of plants that can weather a chill, but many fall favorites are too tender for a freeze. If you're waiting ...

Here are some tell-tale signs for when winter squash are ready. Winter squash can be a great addition to your vegetable garden. From acorn and butternut to delicata and pumpkin, these can provide a ...

Various types of winter squash harvested or ready to harvest in a garden - Tomas Vynikal/Getty Images It's hard to beat the cozy feeling radiating from a warm bowl of butternut squash soup, but what ...

Don’t let your squash and cukes get too big before harvesting them, but if you do forget use overmature cucumbers in smoothies, dips and flavored waters and squash into soups and sauces or harvest ...

If you grew pumpkins or squash this year, congratulations on a job well done that you guided them through the growing season. Highlighted below are tips on proper harvesting and storing techniques to ...

Pumpkins and winter squash begin to mature beginning in late September and continue to ripen into the cooler fall months. Examples of winter squash include Royal Acorn, Ebony Acorn, Table Queen, ...

There are more squash sizes and shapes than you have fingers and toes to count. The list of varieties seems as endless as the number of zucchinis produced by a single plant - crookneck and ...

August is top tomato and watermelon time. It is also time to remove lawns, and to plant spring bulbs. Water management is critical: Know what to water, what to baby, and when to grab a tall, cool ...