These cute little winter squash (they are typically the size of a grapefruit) are prolific producers and have a squat shape, ...

It’s time to harvest winter squash. Those are the types of squash that develop a hard rind or shell as they ripen. The more well-known ones include butternut, acorn, buttercup, Hubbard, and others.

Mid-May is the time to plant squash in Mid-Missouri, but if you haven't yet, don't worry, it can still be planted with plenty of time for a harvest. In fact, I just got some buternut planted a couple ...

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 ...

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 ...

When fall comes, thoughts turn to harvesting winter squash, which is often described as comfort food. Squash is in the family Cucurbita, with two main groups, summer squash and winter squash. Summer ...

The three All-America Selections vegetables for 2005 are a sugary grape tomato; a "baby" (four-inch) eggplant; and a buttercup winter squash with sweet, stringless flesh that grows on ...

It’s hard to believe that zucchini and pumpkins belong to the same plant family, but both are part of the cucurbit, or gourd, family of vegetables. Summer squash, such as zucchini and yellow crookneck ...