Squash
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Prevent Squash Vine Borer By Planting Early Or Late
If Squash Vine Borers have paid a visit to your squash, pumpkins, melons or cucumbers, we are sorry. But there are ways to help!
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Best Ways To Grow Summer Squash Vertically
Have you ever considered growing summer squash on a trellis? Growing vegetables vertically saves space, prevents pest damage, and reduces disease issues. Click to learn more.
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Best Acorn Squash Varieties For Home Gardens
While most acorn squash is green on the outside and orange on the inside, there actually come in an array of colors. Click for more.
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How And When To Pick Acorn Squash
Acorn squash is grown and harvested much like any other type of winter squash variety. Acorn squash harvest takes place once rinds have become tough rather than tender summer squash. Click here for more info.
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Can Squash Cross Pollinate With Cucumbers
An old wives tale says if you plan to grow squash and cucumbers in the same garden, you should plant them as far away to prevent cross pollination. So do squash and cucumber plants cross pollinate? Find out here.
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Calabaza Squash Uses – How To Grow Calabaza Squash In The Garden
While it's less common in the United States, Calabaza squash is not hard to grow and can be very rewarding, particularly when used in Latin American cooking. Learn more about how to grow Calabaza squash plants and Calabaza squash uses in this article.
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Cucuzza Squash Plants: Tips On Growing Cucuzza Italian Squash
A favorite squash of Sicilians, cucuzza squash is gaining some popularity in North America. Never heard of cucuzza squash plants? Click here to find out what a cucuzza squash is and information about growing cucuzza Italian squash.
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Scallop Squash Growing Tips: Learn About Patty Pan Squash Plants
If you have been stuck in a squash rut, routinely cultivating zucchini or crook necks, try growing patty pan squash. What is patty pan squash and how do you grow it? Find out in this article and grow something different this year.
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What To Do For Squash And Pumpkin Rot Disease
What could be the cause for squash that is rotting on the vine or pumpkin rot disease? How can cucurbit fruit rot be avoided or controlled? Many cucurbits may be prone to decay while on the vine and this article can help.
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Growing Variegated Scallop Squash
There is no better bang for the buck than the squash crop. Patty pans, or scallop squash, look a bit like architectural renditions of flying saucers. The Jaune et Verte squash is a French heirloom scallop with a creamy flesh and lovely variegated shell.
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History Of Golden Hubbard Squash
Golden Hubbard squash is an attractive winter squash with a tear-drop shape and a deep orange-red or golden-red shell. The innards of this squash are golden-yellow, with a mild flavor and sweetness that exceeds most varieties of Hubbard squash.
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Growing Heirloom Winter Squash: Turk's Turban Info
Varieties of squash have been grown since ancient times, with earliest types being smaller and far more bitter than what we know today, and cultivated more for their ornamental value than anything else. Of these old-time plants is Turk's Turban.
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Learn About Lakota Squash History
The Lakota is a particularly beautiful and tasty squash that gets rave reviews from the few people who are in the know. But, for some reason, the Lakota winter squash doesn’t have nearly the same following as, say, its butternut and acorn cousins.
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What Is Zucchino Rampicante Squash
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History Of Victor Winter Squash
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Learn About Gelber Englischer Custard Squash
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Growing Heirloom Squash: Tatume Squash Information
