Pumpkins may get all the credit as the favorite fruit of fall, but that doesn't mean butternut squash doesn't deserve its flowers, too! As far as fall flavors go, there's nothing like the nutty, sweet ...

I have planted butternut squash two years in a row … plants and seeds. I get nice blossoms, but no squash. And no … the rabbits have not eaten all the blossoms. Butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata ...

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 ...

Q: I have seven huge butternut squash plants — sprawling vines, huge leaves, and NO blossoms. Last year I had healthy-looking plants, blossoms, NO squash. Any ideas what is wrong? A: This question and ...

When fall comes, thoughts turn to harvesting winter squash, which is often described as comfort food. Squash is in the family Cucurbita, with two main groups, summer squash and winter squash. Summer ...

Last year my milkweeds attracted monarch butterflies and many caterpillars. This year, the plants are covered with black and orange insects. Should I try to get rid of them? Will my plants be okay ...

While winter squash plants are known to take up a lot of space in the garden, here's a selection of more compact varieties ...

Paul Jarosh was so focused on cultivating big pumpkins, he didn’t pay much attention to a butternut squash that was growing by as much as a foot a week during the peak of summer. The Culpeper County ...