To enjoy butternut squash soup, pasta, and other dishes in the fall, plant seeds in the spring after the last frost or in early summer. It takes all summer for this winter squash to grow, and it will ...

Plant winter squash when the weather is above 65 degrees Fahrenheit. In Southern climates, this could be in March, in Northern climates, this may not happen until May or even June. Winter squash takes ...

Pumpkins aren't the only gourds to grow for harvest in the fall; several edible winter squash varieties are just as perfect ...

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

As all the old jokes about country people not locking their doors except during zucchini season imply, growing squash can be a little too easy. And while figuring out what to do with the overabundance ...

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 ...

May is the time to plant squash in Mid-Missouri. Most squash can be put into two categories: summer squash and winter squash. The terms "summer" and "winter" are used to describe the time of use.

Q: Can I still plant summer squash this late in July and get some harvest? I lost all of my squash plants to insects and disease earlier this season. Answer: Yes, there is still time to grow summer ...