Yesterday was a very lovely day. I was out in the garden puttering around by 5:15. On the days I'm home I always check my garden early in the morning. It is especially important when I have squash growing because I always hand pollinate due to limited bee activity.  I was telling my mother-in-law about hand pollinating and she'd never heard of such a thing.  Some flowers are “perfect” and contain both male (stamen) and female (pistils) parts. Squash are… Read the rest