Friday, April 18, 2025

388 Squash Growing Basics

Master Gardener Gail Pothour shares tips on growing summer and winter squash. We cover variety selection, planting, pest management, harvesting, and storage of squash to boost your yield. Previous episodes, show notes, links, product information, and transcripts at the home site for Garden Basics with Farmer Fred, GardenBasics.net (https://bit.ly/3tnEh9K) .    (https://bit.ly/4gWOeBQ) Now on YouTube (https://bit.ly/40mPeZ3) (audio)  Pictured: Male and Female Squash Flowers Links: “Beyond the Garden Basics” Newsletter (https://gardenbasics.substack.com/)   (by becoming a paid subscriber, you’re helping support the newsletter and this podcast. Thank You!) Dave Wilson Nursery (https://bit.ly/3H9V9Xe) https://www.davewilson.com/home-garden/ All America Selections Squash varieties mentioned in today’s podcast: Gold Rush (https://all-americaselections.org/product/squash-gold-rush/) Bossa Nova (https://all-americaselections.org/product/squash-bossa-nova/) Sunburst yellow scalloped squash (https://all-americaselections.org/product/squash-sunburst/) Green Lightning squash (https://all-americaselections.org/product/squash-green-lightning/) Early Prolific Straightneck Squash (https://all-americaselections.org/product/squash-early-prolific-straightneck/) Tivoli Spaghetti Squash (https://all-americaselections.org/product/squash-tivoli/) Waltham butternut squash (https://all-americaselections.org/product/squash-waltham-butternut/) Black Futsu butternut squash (https://bit.ly/4jCdOx0) Sweet Jade Kabocha squash (https://all-americaselections.org/product/squash-kabocha-sweet-jade/) OTHER PLANTS MENTIONED: Green Zebra zucchini (https://seedsnsuch.com/products/green-zebra-hybrid-zucchini-seeds-1) Honey Boat Squash (https://seedsnsuch.com/products/honey-boat-delicata-squash-seeds-1) Ortolana di Faenza zucchini (https://www.reneesgarden.com/products/squash-zucchini-organic-ortolana-di-faenza?_pos=3&_sid=f9a10d814&_ss=r&_fid=816765ebc) Galeux d’ Eysines pumpkin (https://www.rareseeds.com/squash-winter-galeux-d-eysines?srsltid=AfmBOoqPtmPlLxu_T0yfO5kmZosY7CP30REISmiZpAKyS7czNDX_dtZE) Rouge Vif d’ Etampes pumpkin (https://bit.ly/3GqLHST) Jarrahdale pumpkin (https://bit.ly/4cEvIgn) Marina Di Chioggia pumpkin (https://www.rareseeds.com/squash-winter-marina-di-chioggia-pumpkin) African Blue Basil (https://mountainvalleygrowers.com/organic-plants/ocimum-basilicum-african-blue-basil/) Wild Magic Basil (https://morningsunherbfarm.com/products/ocimum-basilicum-wild-magic-basil-fairytale-wild-magic) All About Farmer Fred:  GardenBasics.net (https://bit.ly/3tnEh9K) “Beyond the Garden Basics” Newsletter (https://gardenbasics.substack.com/) Farmer Fred website (https://bit.ly/3xLZ1KN) :  http://farmerfred.com  As an Amazon Associate (https://amzn.to/36MhR9W) , I earn from qualifying purchases from possible links mentioned here. Got a garden question?  • E-mail: fred@farmerfred.com  Thank you for listening, subscribing and commenting on the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast (https://gardenbasics.net/) and the Beyond the Garden Basics Newsletter (https://gardenbasics.substack.com) .