Written by our research team, this reference contains the key growing information for growing summer squash. Read more for a successful harvest!

Follow the guidelines in this Tech Sheet from Johnny's Research & Trialing Team for optimal success with growing summer squash for fruits and squash blossoms. Includes instructions for all stages of summer squash production, from choosing which types/varieties to grow, site selection, sowing, and transplanting, to use of row covers and succession-planting to achieve optimal quality and yield. Preventive and control measures for common pests and diseases of summer squash are additionally covered, as well as harvesting and storage.

Written by our research team, this reference contains the essential information for growing specialty types of summer squash. Read more for a successful harvest!

Written by our research team, this reference contains the essential information for growing YELLOW SUMMER SQUASH from seed. Read more for a successful harvest!

Summer squash technician Julius Koenig shares Johnny's varietal recommendations and tips for edible squash blossom production.

Yellow at the stem end, pale green at the blossom end! Learn to recognize when and how to harvest this iconic, distinctively patterned, delicious, and highly productive summer squash for optimal flavor and texture, from the experts at Johnny's Research Farm.

Year-round Nova Scotian gardener and author Niki Jabbour lends Johnny's home gardening community her expertise on how to grow summer squash, featuring 'Zephyr,' the iconic Johnny's-Bred variety.

Our presenters cover types and species of winter and summer squash and highlight varieties from our breeding program and why they are favorites among farmers and gardeners.

Watch the full recording of our webinar, Squash Success: From Seed to Storage With Johnny's.

Learn to grow 8 easy vegetables that are perfect for beginning growers: bush beans, carrots, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, peas, peppers, and summer squash. Join Johnny's and Niki Jabbour with these easy-to-follow steps, key growing information, and 3-minute videos for all 8 crops.

Learn how adding a variety of plant materials to your floral menu — ornamental grasses, herbs, berries, and structurally unique vegetables — can help create more distinctive, fragrant, and elegant dried-flower arrangements.

We recently caught up with Javier Zamora, owner of JSM Organics Farm, in Aromas and Royal Oaks, California. Javier, whose father was a farmer, started farming at age 11. Nowadays, Javier employs 25 workers full-time on the farm he named after his mother, Javier Sanchez Medina. We were curious to hear how Javier had made his way into organic growing in the Salinas Valley, one of the most productive growing regions of the country. We learned about his outreach work in the broader growing community and gained perspective on some of the greatest challenges and opportunities faced by farmers and farm workers in this region.