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Useful writing on growing food, preserving it, sharing it, and keeping more life local.
7/19/2026
Zucchini is the most productive vegetable a home gardener can grow. This guide covers variety selection, planting timing for Zone 7a, seasonal care, squash vine borer prevention, harvesting at the right size, and what to do with a surplus.
5/22/2026
Summer Squash for the Home Garden: Your First Crop From Seed to Harvest Summer squash is the vegetable that convinces beginners they can garden. You plant a seed in late spring. Th...
5/16/2026
Summer squash and zucchini are among the easiest vegetables you can grow. They germinate quickly, grow fast, and keep producing for months. This guide covers variety selection, planting, care, harvesting, and pest management for Zone 7a home gardens.
4/23/2026
Summer squash is the fastest vegetable to produce in the garden. Learn which varieties to start, when to plant, how to space them, what goes wrong, and what to do with your harvest.
4/22/2026
Summer squash and zucchini are the most productive crops in the home garden. Learn when to plant, how to manage the two big problems (powdery mildew and squash vine borer), and how to harvest so your plants keep producing all summer.