Bill Dickerson demonstrates pruning roses in spring, and Walter Battle talks about summer squash. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, rose expert Bill Dickerson demonstrates how ...

Growing squash? Then you're likely familiar with how spread out the plant becomes as it grows. Squash plants are known for their sprawling growth, which may lead you to ask yourself when is the right ...

This week, when trying to select a question for the column, I looked through the 22-year archive for this gardening column online (http://aces.nmsu.edu/ces/yard ...

Butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata) is a staple crop for fall harvests because it's a healthy vegetable full of vitamins, minerals, and fiber that can last for months when properly stored. You can ...

Squash setting time is the right time to remind readers they can prune their winter squash vines to keep them under control and to stimulate side-branching on the vine, where allegedly female blossoms ...

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Mid-August is the time to prune your melon and squash vines. Unless they are a bush variety and only grow to a certain size, garden vines will continue to grow until frost. Problem is, the vines are ...

Question: This is our first time growing acorn squash and several are about softball size. How do we determine when the squash is ready to harvest? Answer: Wait until this tasty baking squash turns a ...

Finally... a decent hydrangea bloom year again! After three years in which uncooperative winter and early-spring weather damaged a lot of hydrangea buds that would've ...