For the next few months, there will be a pile of squash on the table in my kitchen. It’s the same story every year, partly ...

The gourd’s remarkable plasticity, its ability to take on wildly different shapes, colors, and textures, mirrors its ...

Wondering if it's safe to eat raw pumpkin? Yes, and it's nutritious too—just wash it well, pick pie pumpkins, and use it in ...

From Kent to Cumbria, once-anonymous farms have been reborn as gourd wonderlands with fields transformed into cinematic ...

I am an accidental gardener. If anything I plant grows to maturity, and by some fluke of nature becomes edible, it is sheer ...

Pumpkins are members of the cucurbit family, which means they are related to cucumbers, watermelons, squash—both summer and ...

If you are a traditional grower who loves to bring pies to family gatherings or to the farmers’ market, ‘Pik-a-Pie’ is the ...

Who's facing off in the weigh-in? What gourdy goodness can you gobble? Find out what to know before you go to the 2025 ...

Squash fall into two categories. Summer squash have thin edible skin while winter squash — also known as gourds — have tough ...

The carved jack-o’-lantern grins from your front porch. Corn stalks frame your doorway. A mountain of colorful gourds cascades across your dining table. Fall decorating celebrates the season’s ...

Pumpkin pies, handmade crafts and the sound of live music filled Milton’s Pumpkin Park Thursday, Oct. 2, as the 40th annual West Virginia Pumpkin Festival opened its gates. The four-day celebration ...

According to one red-shirted blanket-loving 73-year-old child, on Halloween night every year, the Great Pumpkin rises out of the pumpkin patch he finds most sincere. Somehow, every year for the past ...