June is a funny month in Southern California gardens. Along the coast, “June gloom” makes for humid, cool, gray mornings. The ...

Use squash within three to five days, if possible. Lanuzza says consumers should always store cut produce, including zucchini ...

Succulents are having a moment—and for good reason. These sculptural, water-wise plants bring beauty and simplicity to any ...

You may be one of those perpetual procrastinators who say to themselves every year, “This is the year I’m going to get that ...

What a spring we have had! Hopefully we can now settle down and enjoy our summer gardens after the unpredictable spring ...

Gardening with your kids is a great way to teach them about nature, healthy eating, and responsibility. When you plant ...

Vertical zucchini gardening is an innovative way to maximize space and yield in home gardens. By growing zucchini vertically, gardeners can save ground space, improve air circulation, and reduce pest ...

Cucumber beetles are one of the most destructive pests in the vegetable garden, and if you’re searching for how ...

The first records of zucchini in the United States date to the early 1920s. It was thought to be brought to this country by Italian immigrants and cultivated in California. Zucchini has a delicate ...

It's the month gardeners spend all year waiting for: May is prime planting time for much of the U.S., as the soil warms up, the days grow longer, and the last frost dates disappear in the rear view ...

Someone told me to plant zucchini early to avoid problems with squash bugs. Is this true? When should zucchini seeds be planted? Whoever told you that had completely wrong information! Planting ...

You can count on access to a bounty of squash during the winter and summer months, when various species of the fruit peak, and among them is the ever-popular zucchini. While it has many of the same ...