As long as you're experiencing warmer temperatures, all varieties of winter squash will continue to grow and ripen, but as the danger of frost approaches, the vines die off and deteriorate.

Why, when and how to prune squash plants. It is not a prerequisite that you need to prune squash plants, they will grow ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners. This week I am discussing growing squash, in particular heirloom varieties.

Delicata squash is a winter squash, but unlike many winter varieties ... The squash ripens fully on the vine, and while you might be tempted to pick it early, it’s important to allow the ...

Squash tastes better when it comes from your garden. Although winter squashes are delicious, their rambling vines take up a lot of space. Every square foot in a vegetable garden is valuable real ...

Winter Squash Varieties are left on the vine to size up and ripen all summer, harvested in the fall, and eaten all through the winter. Bigger usually is better for winter squash. Summer squash ...

As we move into the last part of our growing season, winter squash ... and flavor of fully mature squash. For the absolute best flavor, leave your squash on the vine as long as possible.

It’s time to harvest winter squash. Those are the types of squash that develop a hard rind or shell as they ripen. The more well-known ones include butternut, acorn, buttercup, Hubbard, and others.

Squash vine borers (Melittia cucurbitae) attack a wide range of plants including summer squash, winter squash, zucchini, pumpkins, Hubbard, buttercup and banana squash. They kill nearly every ...