Squash plants are not only prolific producers, but many types, both summer squash and winter squash, also get quite large. Their sprawling vines overwhelm smaller vegetables and other nearby plants.

Experienced farmers understand that saving seeds from their crops is a proven cost-cutting strategy. By preserving seeds from their most productive or distinctive plants, they ensure a head start for ...

GOING TO SEED: Seeds from winter squash can be saved and planted in future gardens. But there are a few considerations to keep in mind. Photo courtesy of Wild Abundance Rains and cooler weather have ...

The abundance from summer vegetable gardens is extended through the winter and beyond by methods of canning, freezing and drying. But you can also give your summer vegetables a longer life span by ...

Before seed companies, seed racks, and seed catalogs came along, vegetable gardeners ensured their plantings for the following year by saving their own seeds. Our foregardeners would look for the ...