COLUMBIA, S.C. — The squash plants in Gandy's Garden here at News 19 are without a doubt, the fastest plants I'm growing right now. I started the squash seeds back in mid April and they're 6 to 12 ...

Have you noticed that your squash plant has two kinds of flowers? The male flowers typically have five fused petals with three to five stamens. The female flowers have three stigma lobes in the center ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Q • Can you tell me what is wrong with my squash plants? I planted mine late this year. They’ve started to bloom, and the plants ...

So we plant the entire fruit, generally with the sprouted seed growing out the bottom end. Many gardeners insist that you need to plant two mirliton fruits, a male and a female, to ensure production.

A few weeks ago, Margaret Button mentioned in her column in the Food section of The Berkshire Eagle that she anticipated a large harvest of zucchini this year, her conclusion based on the abundance of ...

Q: Is it too late to plant summer squash? If not, are they difficult to grow? Q: Is it too late to plant summer squash? If not, are they difficult to grow? A: Most of the planting guides I’ve seen ...

Q: My zucchini squash won't bear fruit. The plant is big and lush and is producing lots of flowers — even some tiny baby squash that wither and fall off without developing. I have heard the gardener ...

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 ...