Cross-pollination, when genes mix to breed new plants
Cross-pollination is when pollen from one plant variety fertilizes flowers of another variety,
Red kuri
Red kuri, or hokkaido squash, is a type of pumpkin that stays small, the size of a grapefruit. It’s got a delicious nutty flavor when cooked!
Squash and gourd, how to grow them
Gourd, or squash, is a familiar fall vegetable.
Scores of squash!
Easy to grow in the vegetable patch, Cucurbitaceae squash come in a great variety of fruits which we can savor from summer’s end to the beginning of spring.
The poetic charm of a dressed pergola
Summer sends its scorching heat out but one spot in the garden offers a cool atmosphere which is perfect for the heat-struck visitor: the canopy pergola covered in plants. An unmistakable feeling of peace calls out from a plant-covered pergola, often set at the entrance of both house and garden. The charm of a pergola […]
Grow red kuri vertically to maximize space
Red kuri, like all squash and gourd plants, spreads over vast areas as it grows. Grow red kuri vertically to maximize space in your entire vegetable patch!
Red kuri squash, how to grow it from seed to harvest
Red kuri squash, also called Orange Hokkaido squash and Japanese squash, is a delicious vegetable, fleshy and tasty.
