In Central Texas, our late summer months are often the time of year when gardeners put their beds to sleep by planting a cover crop. However, if you continued to grow through August, one of the ...

Zucchini or squash blossoms are a vibrant yellow and green flower that forms from the fruiting portion of a summer squash or zucchini plant, explains Olivia Roszkowski, chef-instructor of Plant-Based ...

Q: I know that the first blooms on a zucchini plant are the male flowers. If I cut those off will the female flowers that come later still produce zucchini fruit? I love fried squash blossoms! Gene ...

Squash blossoms add to the fun of summer cooking. Summer arrives in June, and so do the summer squashes. Our markets and farmstands are full of locally grown, tender young squashes. Any given squash ...

Over the weekend, I headed to the farmers market for inspiration before writing this week’s column. I was tinkering with the idea of something with squash or a salad of some sort. There were bags of ...

Every summer this time of year, I stalk zucchini plants in anticipation of the first golden flowers. If you have a garden full of squash, lucky you. Otherwise, like me, you can go to your local ...

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 ...

Q: My squash plants flower, but the flowers are not opening fully and fall off without developing squash. Can you tell me what is happening to my plants? A: There could be a couple of reasons why you ...