Growing your own cucumbers to pickle or add crunch to salads is easier than you may think. This tender fruit loves warm weather and can grow in the ground or containers, so long as the plants receive ...

The cucumber plant germinates easily, grows quickly, and produces lots of crunchy, kid-friendly vegetables, making this a rewarding crop for beginners as well as a trusty market-garden staple. If you ...

A healthy cucumber vine will produce for about six weeks, so if you want a continued supply of fresh cucumbers during the summer, you have to stagger your plantings. The danger in this approach is if ...

A longtime garden writer shares her go-to sources for flower, veggie, and herb seeds.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Cucumbers like heat and moisture. In Maine, this is the right time to plant ...

After being pollinated, the plants form seeds within a hollow green fruiting body, shaped somewhat like a cucumber.