The Best Summer Squash to Grow in Manitoba
Short-season, fast-maturing bush varieties are the ones that actually finish here.
When to Plant Summer Squash in Maine
In coastal Portland’s climate zone, summer squash goes into the ground outdoors between roughly May 1 and early June, once the 30-70% frost-risk window…
The Best Summer Squash to Grow in Maine
Zucchini and yellow summer squash both mature fast enough for Maine’s frost-to-frost window, but the varieties that do best here are the shorter-season…
When to Plant Summer Squash in Louisiana
Summer squash goes into Louisiana soil twice a year, not once. The spring window opens once the last-frost risk clears in mid-to-late February for the…
The Best Summer Squash to Grow in Louisiana
Choose fast-maturing, heat-tolerant bush types, straightneck and zucchini varieties bred for disease resistance, and plan on more than one planting a…
When to Plant Summer Squash in Kentucky
Direct-seed summer squash in Kentucky once the soil has shaken off its spring chill, generally from late April through May, and keep sowing every few…
The Best Summer Squash to Grow in Kentucky
Summer squash in Kentucky isn’t a race against frost, it’s a race against humidity and heat.
When to Plant Summer Squash in Kansas
Summer squash goes into Kansas gardens once the frost risk drops below one in three, which for the Wichita reference station falls between April 4 and…
Saving Melon Seed: What Crosses With What
Melon seed saving comes down to one biology fact: cantaloupes, honeydews, and other muskmelon types belong to the same species and cross freely with each…
The Best Summer Squash to Grow in Kansas
Choose heat-set, powdery-mildew-resistant bush types first, since Kansas summers push past 90°F on 57.6 days a year on average and squash blossoms often…