Zucchini plants are so prolific that August 8th has been declared National Sneak Zucchini onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day. Though zucchini is one the easiest and most rewarding crops to grow, knowing ...

Many vining garden plants put out male flowers first. Squash, melon, and cucumbers all do this. You can tell the flowers are male because they have a stem. Female flowers are stemless, and you may see ...

To try Faith's recipe for a carpaccio of thinly sliced zucchini with olive oil and herbs, click here. After the act, males are unproductive, fried in batter by most Italian cooks. Not me. I stuff male ...

Q: What is wrong with my zucchini plants? Every year I get many blooms, but the blooms fall off like they’ve been severed at the stem. I’m at a loss as to what’s going on. — Tom Wilder, Roswell A: ...

Zucchini flowers are a summertime delicacy. Each year, when they begin to bloom, I’ll walk barefoot through the garden soil, wet with dew, and snip off the blossoms that lie open to the morning sun.

The bright yellow or orange flowers of the zucchini plant are beautiful, yes, but also delicious–especially when stuffed with cheese and fried. The blossoms of other summer or winter squash can be ...

Delicate zucchini flowers are one of spring's greatest gifts. The post Groundbreaking zucchini flower recipes for spring ...

Q: Last year, my zucchini plants had plenty of blossoms but only one fruit. This year, my daughter-in-law tells me that she has plenty of tiny zucchini, but they die off before getting very big. Can ...

Q: My zucchini squash won't bear fruit. The plant is big and lush and is producing lots of flowers — even some tiny baby squash that wither and fall off without developing. I have heard the gardener ...