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Crop Focus: Successful Squash – 2024 Guide

June 8, 2022February 2, 2021 by Growing Magazine

Growers looking for a crop to round out their roadside market offerings or sell to commercial buyers should look at summer and winter squash as possible revenue sources. The Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (AgMRC) reported that in 2013, the United States grew close to 6.3 million cwt of squash for markets around the country. Producers … Read more

Different sorts of winter squash and pumpkins

January 11, 2019 by Growing Magazine

Winter Squash Although they carry a name like this, their season lasts from late summer to mid-winter. Some of them are even available year-round. A wide variety is available, like homey acorn squash, magical cinderella pumpkins, and weirdly shaped turban squash. A winter squash has a thick and tough shell, which protects the sweet and … Read more