Squash

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The Protected Cultivation of Squash

July 13, 2011

Squash cultivation is economical during fall, early spring and single-crop seasons. The appropriate drilling periods are September during the Fall season, the end of October, the beginning of November (in a single crop season) and the middle of December during the early spring season. Squash seedlings are grown in the same manner as that of cucumber seedlings. However, [...]

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Zucchini Nutritional Information, Benefits and Uses

June 30, 2011

The zucchini is a kind of summer squash which has gained so much of popularity in the recent years. Of all the summer squashes, this is preferred by many people. This can be cooked so quickly and can be served in different varieties. This is very popular among the Italians. There are many varieties of [...]

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God’s Gift

June 9, 2011

Squashes are regarded as one of the sacred fruits on the north western tribes of South America. Most of the common form of squashes which we come across includes pumpkins and zucchini. Other forms include various kinds of guards. There are different varieties of squashes and each one of them are characterised by a particular [...]

How to Choose and Store Winter Squash

June 9, 2011

Squash is a tasty, nutrients-rich and easy to find vegetable. Its name is derived from the Narragansett Indian word askutasquash, which means green, raw, unripe; it was in fact the way they ate it. Being introduced by native Indians to the colonists at their first arrival in America, squashes were evidently eaten in South America [...]

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The Holy Fruit Squash

May 29, 2011

Squash is a kind of a mixture of both fruit as well as vegetable. Squashes are generally common in America. There are huge varieties of species of squash plants. They belong to the same class of vegetable to which pumpkins and zucchini belongs to. Squashes are generally grown in almost all parts of the country. [...]

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Courgette

October 12, 2010

Zucchini is a popularly known as green Italian squash. This is a popular summer squash. This is a long vegetable which is actually dark green I color. It is also found I orange yellow or a shade in between orange and yellow. This can grow to about one meter in length. During the time harvesting, [...]

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Basics of Growing Squashes

August 29, 2009

Squashes are fruits of various members of the cucurbita family, which are classified into summer squash and winter squash. Every part of the squash plant can be eaten, including its leaves and tender shoots, which can be cooked into omelets or soups. Squashes are easy to grow, and most varieties are prolific producers. Your garden [...]