Basket filled with whole zucchini and yellow squash outside - Barbara Rich/Getty Images Squash are flowering plants belonging to the gourd family and biologically considered fruits despite their ...

Sure, you know all about pumpkin and zucchini but what about patty pan, luffa and banana squash? It turns out that this plant family is large and surprisingly diverse. In fact, there’s a delicious ...

Many home cooks opt for small-sized summer squash, like these from Pitney Meadows Farm stand in Saratoga Springs. Book cover for "Perfectly Good Food" by Margaret Li and Irene Li. Grilled costata ...

Locally grown squash and zucchini are abundant this time of year, at MOON Co-op Grocery, Oxford’s Farmers Market, and home gardens. The challenge is how to use all of it. Squash has been cultivated ...

Zucchini and yellow squash noodles cooked on the Blackstone stay light and balanced. The white wine sauce ties everything ...

GREENFIELD – Tis the season to share the bounty of the garden, and local vegetable growers are digging into the many ways to use zucchini. The plant that just keeps on giving can yield so much squash, ...

Gardeners know when it is summer because they can hardly keep up with the squash harvest. Summer and summer squash go hand in hand. But wait, are they summer squash or are they zucchini? Both summer ...

Scoop and fill zucchini squash with flavorful and healthy ingredients. Scooped and stuffed vegetables are a delicious and healthy way to compose a full meal in an edible vessel packed with flavorful ...

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 ...

Zucchini plants in our gardens often produce more than can be used as fresh produce. What can you do with extra zucchini? You can dry or freeze zucchini, but it is only safe to can zucchini if it has ...

Back-yard gardeners who grow zucchini and yellow summer squash often have more than they can possibly eat. The prolific summer squashes can be used in so many different dishes, that it's a shame to ...

Time lapse video of growing a zucchini plant in 76 days, from seed to fruit. The seed was germinated just fine and grew ...