Many of our readers have reported that the most effective methods of organic squash vine borer control are crop rotation and growing resistant varieties, which includes butternut squash and a few ...

If you grew pumpkins this year and they survived any groundhogs, squash bugs, squash vine borer, cucumber beetles, or aphids, you have the makings for not only Jack-O-Lanterns but pumpkin seed snacks ...

This week's gardening tips: Plant pumpkin seeds this month for Halloween pumpkins: The squash vine borer can be destructive to pumpkins and squash planted at this time of the year. The borer is a grub ...

Q: My pumpkin and squash vines started to wilt. I investigated the plants and found a white grub inside the vine. Do you know what it is and how to prevent it next year? I think some of the vines are ...

Here’s how to get rid of these destructive pests of squash and pumpkins. If you’ve ever headed out into the garden in the morning to discover your zucchini plants have collapsed overnight, it’s likely ...

Want to fill your New Orleans pumpkin patch in October? Plant seeds in July. (NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune archive). New Orleans gardeners should plant pumpkin seeds in July for Halloween ...