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Growing Squash
Zucchini, summer squash and winter squash — pollination, pests, and why the fruit sometimes never sets.
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Your Winter Squash Will Rot by Thanksgiving Because of How You Cut It Off the Vine
Squash that goes soft in November was lost the day you picked it. How to tell when it's ripe, how to cut it, and the one type you should never warm-cure.
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Your Squash Leaves Turned White Overnight - Don't Pull the Plant Yet
Powdery mildew hits squash every August. The leaves it takes are gone, but the plant usually has weeks of fruit left. What to cut, what to spray, when to quit.
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Your Zucchini Plant Is Covered in Flowers and Still Growing Nothing - Here's the Real Reason
Zucchini grows separate male and female flowers, and only the female ones make squash. How to tell them apart and finish the job the bees didn't.
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How to Get Rid of Squash Bugs Naturally
Squash bugs win by being invisible until the damage is done. The whole fight is at the egg stage, and it's a five-minute job once a week.
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