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 ...

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 ...

Tickling your tomato blossoms and brushing your squash flowers probably aren’t regular tasks on your gardening to-do list, but it turns out that hand pollination, in league with natural processes, can ...

Many plants need to be pollinated to produce fruits or seeds to make more plants. But if pollinators are scarce in your area or you're growing fruit-bearing plants indoors, hand-pollinating is ...

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 ...

This year's cooler-than-usual summer in the Northwest may affect home gardeners' squash crops, according to the Oregon State University Extension Service, which warns that pollinating insects may be ...

I got an email a few years ago in early December as well as a question from a friend at the pool about saving gourd seeds. “Is it OK to eat squash that has mixed traits of different squash in the same ...

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 ...

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 ...

As you carve a jack-o’-lantern this Halloween season, take some time to reflect on how a bee made this annual ritual possible. Without a bee to pollinate the pumpkin flower, there would not be a ...