Just Veggies

AAS Winner Pumpkin Blue Prince Is Decorative and Delicious

Pumpkin Blue Prince, a 2020 National Winner in All-America Selections’ Edible category, is certainly deserving of both its AAS Winner status and of its “prince” name. What makes it “princely”? It’s a benefit for home gardeners when a vegetable variety checks off both the “great taste” and “decorative” boxes, as Pumpkin Blue Prince does. It’s ...

Why Small Squash Rot on the Stem

The first small squash and cucumbers that begin to grow on my plants each summer usually turn golden yellow (but not necessarily), then brown and then rot and fall off. I’ve thought nothing of it, really, aside from being momentarily curious and then promptly distracted by some weeds or another problem in the garden. I ...