This common cucumber variety is also known as seedless, greenhouse, or European cucumbers.

If you're keen to fill your salad bowl with fresh produce raised and harvested by your own hand, cucumbers are a good place to start, even if you live in the cooler Eastern U.S. states. Cukes need ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images Cucumbers are widely grown for their refreshing flavor and delightful crunch. Their unique texture adds a satisfying ...

What is a “burpless” cucumber? Well, back in your great-grandparents’ day, the standard slicing cucumbers had their full complement of cucurbitacins — bitter compounds that provoked burping in many ...

Key Points Cucumber plants need both male and female flowers for pollination and fruit production.Stress, poor weather, or lack of pollinators can cause flowers to drop and reduce ...

If you are set on growing cucumbers but don't have the outdoor space you think you need, we've got some great news. You don't need a big garden to grow cucumbers. You can grow them indoors. Since you ...

The expression “cool as a cucumber” was bound to exist. The cooler the better, in fact, as nothing beats a cold one straight out of the fridge. But even a warm cucumber, freshly picked in the middle ...

Cucumbers are a summertime staple in the garden, enhancing the flavor of salads, sandwiches, and other seasonal dishes. They ...

Heirloom Vegetable Gardening by William Woys Weaver is the culmination of some thirty years of first-hand knowledge of growing, tasting and cooking with heirloom vegetables. A staunch supporter of ...