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 ...

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 ...

Some of the most common questions I’m asked by backyard vegetable growers concern zucchini. The plants either produce like crazy, inspiring memes about gardeners anonymously leaving overflow harvests ...

We have taken a look at tomatoes, onions and cucumbers. Probably the next two favorite crops of mine are green beans and zucchini. And there are hundreds of kinds of both. Some are open-pollinated, ...

Planting the right companions with zucchini helps it grow better, stay healthy, avoid pests naturally, and more. Zucchini grows best near beans, peas, and herbs like basil because they help the plant ...

If you're looking to help your zucchini flourish, you might want to consider this purple companion plant that works well with ...

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.

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

"Will the zucchinis stop growing soon?" asked my kids, desperate for a dinner that doesn't revolve around summer squash. Once established, summer squash plants can continue to grow, producing female ...

Late July and August is a period of unease for the friends and family of vegetable growers. I know this because, as an avid gardener myself, I won’t let you leave my house in late summer without a ...

Gardening experts on veggies to plant beyond tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, and cucumbers. Question: Every year, I seem to plant the same standard vegetables in my garden, such as tomatoes, peppers, ...