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 ...

MOUNT VERNON — Cucumber growers are in a pickle with the impending closure of a processing plant in Portland, Ore., and a decision by the owner to stop buying pickle cukes in the Pacific Northwest.

It’s September, and I still haven’t harvested a single red tomato. The beets are still grape-size and, so far, my four plants have produced only two zucchini. But the green beans? They’re suddenly ...

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 ...

Properly spacing cucumber plants is key for healthy growth and a bountiful harvest. Overcrowding hinders cucumber growth and production. Vining and bush-type cucumber varieties have different spacing ...

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – Cucumber growers are in a pickle with the impending closure of a processing plant in Portland and a decision by the owner to stop buying pickle cukes in the Pacific Northwest.

Q: I would like to grow cucumbers for the Lebanese pickles I find in Middle Eastern grocery stores. The labels say wild cucumber. Can you tell me what that is and suggest a source for seeds? A: If it ...

What do a family and consumer science agent, horticulture agent, spices, interns Jessica Resor and Karen Perez-Perez and cucumbers make? No, this is not some cheesy joke — it is the makings of some ...

Spring is the time for planting. Autumn is when we put things in jars. So goes the conventional wisdom, anyway, among enthusiasts of the garden lifestyle. But the reality is, one can surely plant ...