It happens more often than most of us would care to admit. We reach into the pocket of a jacket we haven’t worn in a while and pull out a half-empty packet of seeds. Seeds are powerful. They’re the ...

Fall is the perfect time to start collecting seeds from your garden. As temperatures drop and plants finish their growing cycle, they naturally produce mature seeds ready for harvest. Why bother with ...

Butternut squash is a sweet winter squash, related to pumpkins and acorn squash, that spreads its vines and broad leaves out in summer and stores sunny energy and antioxidants in its deep orange, late ...

Learn how to keep your winter squash fresh all season long. Winter squash can be the ultimate comfort food in the colder months—think hearty soups, roasted sides, and pies that warm you from the ...

Although squash plants can have rather vigorous vines, they require the same amount of space in the garden whether grown for eating or for seed production. As winter squash reach full maturity, their ...