Spaghetti squash is a large, round squash that forms spaghettilike strands when it’s cooked. Its texture is crisp, its taste is mild, and it can indeed replace spaghetti in the recipe of your choice.

Spaghetti squash is a large round squash that forms spaghettilike strands when it’s cooked. Its texture is crisp, its taste is mild, and it can indeed replace spaghetti in the recipe of your choice.

Spaghetti squash is a large round squash that forms spaghettilike strands when it's cooked. Its texture is crisp, its taste is mild, and it can indeed replace spaghetti in the recipe of your choice.

On the East Coast, summer officially arrives the day the first zucchini is picked. Lucky for us here on the Central Coast, succession plantings keep the summer squashes coming from May into October.

Here in Hawaii, summer squash (Cucurbita pepo) can be grown year-round and enjoyed every day of the year. Here in Hawaii, summer squash (Cucurbita pepo) can be grown year-round and enjoyed every day ...

While winter squash plants are known to take up a lot of space in the garden, here's a selection of more compact varieties ...