Planting the right companions with zucchini helps it grow better, stay healthy, avoid pests naturally, and more. Zucchini grows best near beans, peas, and herbs like basil because they help the plant ...

Tomato and zucchini plants grow next to each other in a raised garden bed. - Irina Nazarova/Getty Images Just like special people do for us, plants often have companions that bring out the best in ...

It just isn't summer without zucchini in the garden. However, these delicious vegetables can take up a lot of valuable real estate—unless you grow them in containers. Growing zucchini in containers ...

How long they’ll keep yielding depends mostly on the variety, climate, and care they receive over the summer and early fall. Unlike other plants in your vegetable garden, these squash plants will ...

Selecting the right spot is key to growing zucchini. Pick a place that gets at least six hours of sunlight every day. The ...

If you still have space in your garden or an empty place on your patio, it’s not too late to plant zucchini. The ground is warm enough, and it looks like we are in for some hot weather so they should ...

Late July and August is a period of unease for the friends and family of vegetable growers. I know this because, as an avid gardener myself, I won’t let you leave my house in late summer without a ...

Picking the first zucchini is always pretty exciting, at least in our garden. But a few weeks into zucchini season, this excitement will wane a bit… ok maybe a lot. I’ve learned from a young age that ...

Zucchini is among our favorite prolific summer squash in the vegetable garden, and it's easy to grow. But for beginners, accounting for the plant size can be a hurdle, especially in a small garden.

Things were going great. I planted the plants on Memorial Day weekend in one of the horse troughs I use as raised gardens. I turned the soil, pulled out the early weeds and planted the tiny plants ...

Save space in your garden by planting these sprawling vegetables in pots. It just isn't summer without zucchini in the garden. However, these delicious vegetables can take up a lot of valuable real ...