Courgette plant growing in a container. Pot grown Cucurbita pepo 'Defender' courgette ready for harvesting This summer, I committed to growing more vegetables from scratch and settled on experimenting ...

It just isn't summer without zucchini in the garden. However, these delicious vegetables can take up a lot of valuable real estate—unless you grow them in containers. Growing zucchini in containers ...

Dreaming of harvesting fresh vegetables from your own garden but limited by a small balcony, patio, or yard? Container ...

Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo) is a popular type of summer squash that is considered easy to grow in home gardens. Still, having a productive zucchini plant depends on proper growing techniques. There are ...

Have you ever walked into a room that was so full of over-sized furniture it made an already small space feel miniscule and unusable? Or tricked your tummy into being satisfied with less food by using ...

Q. My zucchini plant is doing very well this summer, and I’ll have an abundance to harvest soon. How do I know when it’s ready to pick? Besides zucchini bread, what can I make with zucchini? A.

Zucchini is among our favorite prolific summer squash in the vegetable garden, and it's easy to grow. But for beginners, accounting for the plant size can be a hurdle, especially in a small garden.

If you find that, come fall, you start feeling down because you're already thinking about putting your garden to bed for the ...