This week's gardening column also addresses a reader concerned that caterpillars have feasted on their catalpa tree leaves.

Butternut squash is ready to harvest when the skin turns from green to a deep beige. The rind will be hard—if you press your fingernail into the squash, it shouldn't leave a mark. Vines will be dying ...

Zucchini or Summer Squash: The biggest tip is to harvest them when small and tender, so search under the foliage to find any squash that is hiding and has grown bigger than a fat sausage. Overripe ...

My earliest memory of my mother’s home garden was her formidable yet beloved zucchini plant. Tucked underneath a bush of sprawling, heart-shaped leaves would be yellow squash blossoms that blessed us ...