It just isn't summer without zucchini in the garden. However, these delicious vegetables can take up a lot of valuable real estate—unless you grow them in containers. Growing zucchini in containers ...

Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo) is a popular type of summer squash that is considered easy to grow in home gardens. Still, having a productive zucchini plant depends on proper growing techniques. There are ...

Like lettuce, spinach grows fast and isn’t very tall, so it doesn’t put down deep roots. This makes it a terrific container ...

DEER PARK, Wash. — Eric Elithorp has to harvest his zucchini at least three times a week. Sometimes more. “You can almost see it grow,” Elithorp said. “If you get a 90-degree day, sometimes you’ve got ...

Starting a garden can be daunting, but it doesn't have to be. Proper research and dedication will be needed, but the reward of fresh vegetables from your own backyard will be worth it. While every ...

Late July and August is a period of unease for the friends and family of vegetable growers. I know this because, as an avid gardener myself, I won’t let you leave my house in late summer without a ...

Zucchini and summer squash benefit from at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily to support flower and fruit development. As days get shorter towards the end of the season, reduced light impacts ...

Like art fairs and Pine Knob, you're part of a Michigan summer. It's just there's so much of you, sometimes — especially now when you're so plentiful, a bumper crop as usual, showing up at farm stands ...