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Cucurbitaceae

Squash of all sorts are all at home in the Cucurbitaceae family. These include pumpkins, and also the ornamental colocynths.

Zucchini, a delicious vegetable that is easy to grow

 zucchini

Growing melon, what you need to know

 Melon growing in a vegetable patch

How to Grow and Care for Butternut Squash

 Butternut squash

Scores of squash! Discover the most surprising varieties

 main squash varieties

Pumpkins : How to Plant, Grow, and Harvest

 Pumpkins

Spaghetti squash, surprising flesh

 Spaghetti squash

Saving heirloom vegetables… right in your own garden!

 Defend heirloom varieties

Colocynth, an African herb vegetable

 Colocynth, bitter apple

Red kuri squash, how to grow it from seed to harvest

 Red kuri squash

Watermelon, how to grow it best

 Grow watermelon

How to grow cucumber (and pickles!) for a beautiful harvest

 growing cucumber

Squash and gourd, how to grow them

 Squash and gourds, a harvest

Sowing indoors, the best way to start seeds inside the house

 Seedlings sprouting in a tray indoors, likely basil