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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.

Twirled spaghetti coated in glossy pale green sauce with golden-edged courgette coins, torn mint and marjoram, grated pecorino and lemon zest in a wide ceramic bowl

Collapsed Courgette Spaghetti with Marjoram, Lemon and Pecorino

Pasta & Grains
Wide platter of bronzed roasted squash wedges on pale tahini yogurt, scattered with golden crackling chickpeas, green pumpkin seeds and crisp sage leaves

Roasted Squash Wedges with Spiced Chickpeas and Tahini Yogurt

Main Dish
Defend heirloom varieties

Saving heirloom vegetables… right in your own garden!

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Seedlings sprouting in a tray indoors, likely basil

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

Special reports
main squash varieties

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Spaghetti squash

Spaghetti squash, surprising flesh

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zucchini

Zucchini, a delicious vegetable that is easy to grow

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Colocynth, bitter apple

Colocynth, an African herb vegetable

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Melon growing in a vegetable patch

Growing melon, what you need to know

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Red kuri squash

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

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growing cucumber

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

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Squash and gourds, a harvest

Squash and gourd, how to grow them

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Butternut squash

How to Grow and Care for Butternut Squash

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Grow watermelon

Watermelon, how to grow it best

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Pumpkins

Pumpkins : How to Plant, Grow, and Harvest

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