Your squash leaves lost a flour fight

Your squash leaves lost a flour fight

Published on: 06/11/2026

White powder and black specks on squash leaves in fall? It's powdery mildew, and the fix starts with a trash bag, not a fungicide.

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Your butternut is quietly feuding with your apples

Your butternut is quietly feuding with your apples

Published on: 06/11/2026

Cure your winter squash right and it keeps for months, as long as it steers clear of the fruit bowl. Extras can go to a neighbor or a food pantry.

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Grocery garlic is a mystery box

Grocery garlic is a mystery box

Published on: 06/11/2026

Store garlic is treated for shelf life, not for your garden bed. Here's what extension research says about planting cloves that actually produce bulbs.

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