Various types of winter squash harvested or ready to harvest in a garden - Tomas Vynikal/Getty Images It's hard to beat the cozy feeling radiating from a warm bowl of butternut squash soup, but what ...

Water the straw bales deeply every day during the conditioning process, and apply another ½ cup of high-nitrogen fertilizer on each bale on days 3 and 5. On days 7 and 9, apply ¼ cup of high-nitrogen ...