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 ...

Rennie Phillips shares his favorite cucumber varieties, planting methods, and how to enjoy crunchy slicers and picklers from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vining and bush-type cucumber varieties have different spacing needs. Proper spacing is important between plants and between rows.

Cucumbers are among the most popular garden vegetables, and growing them can be rewarding and delicious. Cucumbers thrive in Iowa’s warm summer and quickly produce a bounty of fresh, homegrown ...

Cucumbers are widely grown for their refreshing flavor and delightful crunch. Their unique texture adds a satisfying element to salads, sandwiches, and a variety of other culinary creations. But if ...

We have had a somewhat cool spring up to this point which has extended our vegetable planting season just a bit. My family loves pickles, so I always try to produce a crop of cukes both for slicing ...

Once slicing and salad cucumbers like this Asian variety reach an ideal length, they should be harvested while they are still slender. A deep soak once or twice a week and mulch over the soil can ...

Finally, as temperatures continue to warm up, it’s time to plant the three most popular fruits that can be enjoyed well into ...

Cucumbers are prolific producers. A single cucumber plant can yield about 1 to 3 pounds of fruit per week, or a total of 20 to 25 pounds of cukes in a growing season. It's tempting to pack in the ...

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 ...