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	Gardening Articles: Home & Health Features Into the Kitchen: Squash and Melons By National Gardening Association Editors To prepare summer squashes, wash the whole vegetable, trim off the ends and cut into cubes or slices. Serve thin, unpeeled raw slices in salads or with dips. Cook slices... more More Features: Cymbidium Orchids Gardens of Quebec Holly Shumizu Tip of the Day Control Hollyhock Rust Orange spots on leaves indicate hollyhock rust disease. Under warm, rainy conditions the fungus splashes onto the lower leaves and spreads throughout the plant. Mulch plants early in the season with hay or straw to stop this disease.