Summer squash are prolific producers. But do you know how and when to harvest zucchini for peak flavor? Learn how right here.

The recent cold snap — with widespread frost and even a freeze in some spots in Vermont — likely marked the end of the season for pumpkins and winter squash. Unless your area escaped the frost or you ...

Did you know that all pumpkins are winter squash, but not all winter squash are pumpkins? It is a bit confusing, but as far as growing, harvesting, and storing goes, they are treated the same. They ...

When it comes to the fall harvest, pumpkins may get most of the spotlight. But that doesn't mean butternut squash doesn't deserve its time to shine, too! As far as fall flavors go, there's nothing ...

Cucumbers produced by Bedner Growers have been involved in a salmonella outbreak and the company is being sued by a woman who said her salmonella symptoms hospitalized her. FDA Deep in September is ...

Cool season vegetables do not include any winter squash. All squash are warm season vegetables. They all begin their growing season in early spring to grow through summer. Their foliage begins to fade ...

The third week of September is a good time to harvest from your garden as the coming frosty weather will destroy many crops. It is not too late to fertilize the lawn with a fall and winter plant food ...

UNITED STATES—Cool season vegetables do not include any winter squash. All squash are warm season vegetables. They all begin their growing season in early spring to grow through summer. Their foliage ...

Dang! My favorite season, even with the heat, is coming to an end. Favorite season, favorite produce. What an abundance of vegetables and fruit, prepared in simple and extravagant ways. My tomatoes ...

Who was the first native American to look at a Chesapeake blue crab and exclaim, “Hey, let’s eat that!”? We don’t know. We will probably never know. Nor will food archeologists ever identify the first ...

As summer turns to autumn and pumpkin spice starts to pop up on every menu, now is the time to get to thinking about the variety of healthy fall and winter squash you can start adding to your meals.