If you’ve nursed your cucumber plant into a large, leafy vine, it can be disappointing and confusing when it hardly produces any fruit. Learning about the difference between male vs female cucumber ...

If you are going to venture at all beyond the ordinary in growing cucumbers -- and you must if you want to eat the best-tasting ones -- then you should think about how they reproduce. Cucumber flowers ...

If you are going to venture at all beyond the ordinary in growing cucumbers - and you must if want to eat the best tasting ones - then you should think about how they reproduce. Cucumber flowers are ...

Ask a plant researcher how the sex of a cucumber plant is determined and the person will tell you, "It's complicated." Depending on a complex mix of genetic and environmental factors, cucumbers can be ...

Pruning cucumber vines boosts airflow and limits disease and pest issues, especially when growing multiple plants together. Removing suckers early and consistently focuses the plant’s energy on ...

Manage pests the natural way and enhance yields with these beneficial plant pairings. From gherkins to slicers, cucumbers are among the most widely planted garden crops. Cucumbers are relatively easy ...

Every year when the new cucumber crop starts, I get asked about funny-looking cucumbers. Why are some cucumbers normal while others have a distinct curve to them even though they are from the same ...

Cucumbers are hungry crops that need lots of water and feed to ensure they produce a bumper crop of fruits. If you want a bounty of cucumbers for salads or sandwiches throughout the summer, then ...

Q: Why do my cucumber fruits always curl? Even small picklers curl. We had the soil tested at North Dakota State University and they said it was fine, and not to add anything. Any ideas?-Gary Lentz, ...

If you are going to venture at all beyond the ordinary in growing cucumbers -- and you must if you want to eat the best-tasting ones -- then you should think about how they reproduce. Cucumber flowers ...

If you are going to venture at all beyond the ordinary in growing cucumbers — and you must if want to eat the best tasting ones — then you should think about how they reproduce. Cucumber flowers are ...

From gherkins to slicers, cucumbers are among the most widely planted garden crops. Cucumbers are relatively easy to grow but can be plagued by a variety of insect and disease pests. We can encourage ...