Most squash plants don’t get eaten from the outside. They get hollowed out from within, and by the time the leaves start to ...

July is when inland gardens really heat up, while coastal gardeners wake up to cool, gray mornings until month’s end. After ...

I got a message from a friend this week saying, “My cucumbers are covered in flowers. I’m so excited! I’ve never grown cucumbers before. I have no idea what to do. What should I do?” My first thought ...

The gardener first noticed something was wrong when her squash plants flowered heavily but produced almost no fruit. The vines were healthy, spreading across the raised beds with large yellow blossoms ...

Is it possible for different pepper varieties to cross-pollinate? Someone I knew had sweet bell peppers planted by jalapeño peppers and the bell peppers were hot like the jalapeño peppers. — Amanda ...

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 ...

HOUSTON — It was the non-handshake heard ‘round the world, and a day later, the Seattle Mariners went into full damage control, and catcher Cal Raleigh tried to squash the narrative before it spiraled ...

The term pollinators is broad and includes all animals that transfer pollen, which contains DNA, from one flower to another. The most well-known pollinators are European honeybees, but the term also ...

A close up image of a violet carpenter bee resting on purple wildflowers while collecting nectar. The detailed view highlights the bee’s dark body, iridescent wings, and its role as an important ...

Hummingbirds gather pollen on their beaks and foreheads while sipping nectar. Photo: Flickr, Robin Gwen Agarwal Although we’re in the middle of winter, soon we’ll witness the unveiling of springtime ...