Acorn Squash is a seed that was introduced to Grow a Garden on October 4, 2025, as part of the Chubby Chipmunk update. If you're looking to add this crop to your garden, I've put together a guide on ...

As all the old jokes about country people not locking their doors except during zucchini season imply, growing squash can be a little too easy. And while figuring out what to do with the overabundance ...

HUNGRY FRUIT: Squash are heavy feeders, meaning they thrive in soil with high fertility. If you don’t have rich soil, you can add an organic fertility source before planting squash, and/or apply a ...

BOISE -- Tomatoes might be the number one plant to grow in American vegetable gardens, but squash is probably a close second. Almost every garden has at least one zucchini or other squash plant in it.

Our gardens are done for this year, but chances are you had a zucchini plant growing in yours. Zucchini is one type of squash that’s easy to grow, but there are many others that you might want to try ...

Question: This is our first time growing acorn squash and several are about softball size. How do we determine when the squash is ready to harvest? Answer: Wait until this tasty baking squash turns a ...

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 ...

It all began with my interest in the Master Gardener heirloom seed library. Since becoming a Master Gardener in 2019, I had yet to take Master Gardener Phyllis Pugnetti’s seed saving class. This was ...

Sure, you know all about pumpkin and zucchini but what about patty pan, luffa and banana squash? It turns out that this plant family is large and surprisingly diverse. In fact, there’s a delicious ...