momma_s, what kind of squash is it? Last year I planted 2 Black Beauty Zucchini (bush squash). 1 was in the ground and got big. It overgrew the spot I had for it and into my yard. Cutting it back eventually led to mildew problems. The other I planted in a small spot in a raised bed. It overtook the vining beans I had next to it too. It usually requires a bit of real estate in beds but can be done. My 2 plants produced TONS of fruit. I ended up giving away a lot to neighbors and friends. I also made a bunch of zucchini/blueberry bread. Since last year was my virgin planting (I'm very new to veggie gardening), I'll probably do 1 zucchini again and I also will try a patty pan squash. Good luck on your plants!

Rick: Pressure treated wood no longer contains the arguably toxic arsenates that it did in the past. Even then, only very small amounts of toxins were likely to leach into the soil, and were confined to a few inches. So I would not be at all concerned about putting in berries next to the fence. Agree with Fruitgirl that access to both sides of berry rows is the ideal situation, but the ideal is sometimes the enemy of the good. In my yard, the only reasonable site for berries is along my extensive fences, and that's where they are. We do not have problems with picking, but very aggressive spreaders like raspberries can go under the fence into neighbor's territory. These may have to be removed occasionally by digging out, but if the neighbor wants to leave them, that's ok too. My blackberries are the long, trailing thornless types (Triple Crown and Doyle), and are trained to large trellis structures a couple of feet from the fence. There is room to go behind the trellises to prune and pick. Just finished a large bowl of last season's frozen blackberries not 5 minutes ago. Urp. Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA

I wouldn't plant raspberries near strawberry bed. They grow most vigorously at time of strawberry harvesting. If you pull out at this time, you, first, disturb much more shallow strawberry roots in the hot weather and, second, disturbing the soil can start gray mold spreading on you berries. Only choice you have in this case not to pull, but just cut the green parts. It will not stop them from growing, but will let sun to get to your strawberries. Raspberries like reach soil. If you have well cultivated row and original soil outside of it, they will not spread much assuming you do proper pruning . But as soon as there are some better or equal places to grow - they will start moving. I have shoots here and there as far as 5 feet from original planting side.

Pioneer Woman: Delicious Baked Acorn Squash Acorn Squash Kosher Salt Butter Brown Sugar Pure Maple Syrup Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Half each squash, then scrape out the seeds and stringy membranes. Sprinkle each half with salt. Add a generous tablespoon of butter to the center of each squash. Add 2 to 3 heaping tablespoons brown sugar. Drizzle squash with maple syrup. Pour 2 cups water in the bottom of the baking pan. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 30-45 minutes, or until squash is golden brown. In the last 5 minutes of baking, turn on the broiler and allow tops to get a little more brown and the butter/sugar mixture to bubble. Here is a link that might be useful: The Pioneer Woman Cooks