Two of my favorite long-keeping winter squash, 'Muscade de Provence' and 'Marina di Chioggia' are planted and growing fast. You'd think from their vigor that nothing could get in the way of a fine ...

Lots of plants, both edible and ornamental, can get powdery mildew. Unlike many other fungal plant diseases, the fungi that cause powdery mildew thrive in hot, dry weather that's often the norm in mid ...

PLATTSBURGH — Powdery mildew blotches leaves of yellow squash, melons and cucumbers. The disease is wrecking gardeners’ harvest locally. “Each type of powdery mildew is host specific, and some ...

Powdery mildew is a common fungus problem that often shows up on the leaves of zucchini and other summer squash about this time in summer. It usually begins as a powdery covering on the older leaves, ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — If it's August in the south, it's hot and it's humid. While many plants don't mind the humidity, there's a particular fungus that thrives in this weather called powdery mildew. It can ...

HUNGRY FRUIT: Squash are heavy feeders, meaning they thrive in soil with high fertility. If you don’t have rich soil, you can add an organic fertility source before planting squash, and/or apply a ...

Squash is easy to grow. If you have room, growing winter and summer squash produces a bountiful crop, giving you plenty to eat and share.