Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plant winter squash when the weather is above 65 degrees Fahrenheit. In Southern climates, this could be in March, in Northern ...

Squash and other crops growing in pots on a patio - matunka/Shutterstock Winter squash varieties with hard rinds are staples of comfort cooking when it's cold outside. They impart a sweet and earthy ...

Have you harvested your winter squash yet? These should be picked before a hard freeze. Since it is almost Halloween, most pumpkins have been taken out of the garden. A light frost that kills the vine ...

Winter squash is a misunderstood group of vegetables with an identity crisis. But the poor winter squash didn't do anything to deserve this bum rap. Winter squash's identity crisis stems from the ...

As we move into the last part of our growing season, winter squash, also called hard shell squash, is beginning to look ripe. These squash include acorn squash, butternut, buttercup, delicata and ...

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 ...

I hope everyone is growing something they can eat, but if you haven’t tried yet, consider doing what the Indians did centuries ago and grow the Three Sisters! Growing multiple plants together, called ...

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 ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Harvesting any type of crop can seem straightforward. You wait until it looks ripe, pick it, then eat it. The reality is often more ...

Plant winter squash when the weather is above 65 degrees Fahrenheit. In Southern climates, this could be in March, in Northern climates, this may not happen until May or even June. Winter squash takes ...

While winter squash plants are known to take up a lot of space in the garden, here's a selection of more compact varieties that you can grow in containers.