If you've stepped outside on a warm afternoon to see your squash plants wilting, you may immediately grab the watering can to give them a good soak. However, this may not help. Firstly, the afternoon ...

Squash bugs harm zucchini and pumpkins by feeding on leaves and fruit, leading to wilting and poor harvests. Control them early with handpicking, organic sprays, and by attracting beneficial insects.

Q: My squash plants are suddenly wilting, and I know they have had enough water. What do you think could be the problem and what can I do about it? Answer: Often when a squash plant exhibits sudden ...

Butternut squash is among the varieties that resist damage from squash vine borers. Your squash plant is growing vigorously, full of promising little fruits. Then, before you can pick a single one, ...

Around now is when many gardeners — and perhaps you are among them — start complaining about their squash plants, about how they looked healthy, and then all of a sudden flagged and took a turn toward ...

Q: My squash plants and other vegetables have suddenly developed brown edges around some of the larger leaves. Is this a disease? Is there anything I can do to prevent this from spreading to the whole ...

Many insects plague the vegetable gardener, but few are as lethal as the squash bug and the cucumber beetle. Plants may die from the squash bugs' continual feeding or from the bacterial wilt that ...

Around now is when many gardeners — and perhaps you are among them — start complaining about their squash plants, about how they looked healthy, and then all of a sudden flagged and took a turn toward ...