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The Ultimate Guide to Growing Winter Squash
Growing winter squash is one of the most rewarding experiences in the garden. With the right care, you can harvest flavorful, nutrient-rich squash that stores well for months, providing homegrown goodness long after the growing season ends. Over the years, I’ve grown a wide variety—including butternut, acorn, delicata, and kabocha—and I’ve learned firsthand what works […] More
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Eight Ways to Cook and Serve Summer Squash
Summer or tender squash can be sautéed, steamed, boiled, baked, grilled, microwaved, or eaten raw. Use raw tender squash as an addition to crudités trays and salads The tender summer squashes–zucchini, Costata Romanesca, round and globe, scallop or pattypan, yellow crookneck, and yellow straightneck, and Zephyr–mature during the summer and can be claimed as baby […] More
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How to Prevent and Treat Squash Pests and Diseases Naturally
Growing squash is incredibly rewarding, but if you’ve ever battled squash vine borers, aphids, or powdery mildew, you know how quickly pests and diseases can take over. Over the years, I’ve dealt with my fair share of squash plant problems—watching healthy vines suddenly wilt, fruit fail to develop, and leaves become covered in white fungal […] More
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How to Cook and Serve Squash Blossoms
Squash blossoms are the big, satiny yellow or orange, and edible flowers of the pumpkin, squash, and zucchini. You can use them as a tasty garnish on crêpes, fruit salads, soups, and quesadillas. You can also stuff and bake them, stuff and serve them raw, batter and fry them, or use them as wrappers. One […] More
Stephen Albert
