Squash and Zucchini Planting, Growing and Harvesting Squash and Zucchini Plants. Squash, especially zucchini, is a prolific vegetable Easy to grow, each plant will produce several squash a day during peak season. Make sure you harvest summer squash when tender and still immature There are many varieties of summer squash to choose from Summer squash including zucchini Cucurbita pepoTrue winter squash C. Acorn squash, delicata, spaghetti squash. Make A Pizza Cake here. Butternut squash C. The main difference between winter and summer squash varieties is their harvest time the longer growing period gives winter squash a tougher, inedible skin. Squash is very susceptible to frost and heat damage so you do want to pick it all before the first fall frosts arrive. With its bumper crops, you usually only need a plant or two for a bumper cropand you may still find yourself giving zucchini away to neighbors or baking lots of zucchini breadThese delicious fresh herb muffins are light and moist, quickly made, and total crowdpleasers. A popular item at French picnics Arodites Kitchen. Part of a Cypriot and Prouds job, apart from informing other Proud Cypriots on everything that is worth mentioning and anything important. Put your homegrown herbs and vegetable bounty to good use this summer with these freshfromthegarden recipes. Learn more. Produce is at its peak in the summertime Take advantage of inseason foods with Food Networks favorite fruit and veggie recipes. IMG_8612-Pan-fried-zucchini-flowers-750c.jpg' alt='Zucchini Blossom Recipes' title='Zucchini Blossom Recipes' />From healthy zucchini recipes to favorites like zucchini bread and fried zucchini blossoms, these recipes will help you make the most of one of summers most abundant.