Q. My cucumber and squash are not setting fruit even though the plants appear healthy. I’m not seeing many bees. Can this be part of my problem? A. More than likely this is the result of incomplete ...

When the tiny squash fruits at the base of squash blossoms don't get pollinated, the young squash will stop developing, shrivel and eventually dry or drop from the plant. Squash fruits begin as ...

I have planted butternut squash two years in a row … plants and seeds. I get nice blossoms, but no squash. And no … the rabbits have not eaten all the blossoms. Butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata ...

Q: When I harvested my buttercup squash, they seemed to be of two different kinds. The seeds all came from the same package. The plants grew equally well, and the squash looked the same on the outside ...

Many home gardeners and commercial producers have been reporting disfigured squash fruit this spring, says LSU AgCenter horticulturist Kiki Fontenot. Squash is a monocot, which means it produces both ...

Question: My zucchini blossoms and after the blossom falls off there is no vegetable. This happened last year with purchased plants and this year from plants I grew from seed. Do you have any idea ...

Q. Last year I had my poorest year of harvest of zucchini squash. I planted eight plants. They grew vigorously with huge leaves and lots of blossoms, but I got but three squash. Any idea of what ...

Marigolds are easy-growing, popular companion flowers in vegetable gardens. They've been shown to reduce the prevalence of ...

Q: I want to have more bees to pollinate my flowers, but don’t want to become a beekeeper. Any advice? - Larry from Warwick A: Well, as a struggling beekeeper, I can relate to your question. I say I’m ...