Many home gardeners see white-fruited cucumbers as curiosities. The truth is, they’ve been commercialized for more than a century. Ranging…

Summer salads wouldn’t be the same without homegrown cucumbers to load them with sweet, cool crunch. Knowing how to plant…

Without plenty of healthy leaves to provide it with food, no cucumber vine produces its best harvest. And healthy cuke…

In mid-to-late summer, roadside shrubs and trees across the U.S. seem to burst into bloom with garlands of star-shaped, greenish-white…

Given the right conditions, every cucumber seed germinates into a tiny sprout. This infant plant contains all the genetic instructions…

One day, your cucumber vines are lush and green. The next, it looks as if mischievous garden pixies had sprinkled…

Gardening on the porch, patio or deck doesn’t have to eliminate cucumbers from your list of home-grown veggies. With the…

Ready to grow your own cucumbers, but not sure about how to start? Let our answers to your cuke-growing questions…

As rapidly growing and generously producing veggies, your cucumber plants rely on you for fuel. With the right fertilizer delivered…

Before their crunchy, thirst-quenching goodness ever makes it to the table, your cucumbers are vulnerable to several garden pests. Fortunately,…

Simply put, once worms find your cucumber patch, your crop can go from bumper to bust in nearly no time.…

Crunchy texture and cool, sweet flavor rank cucumbers among the most popular summer-garden crops. Planting your cukes at the right…

Whether it’s striped, spotted or banded, no cucumber beetle is a good cucumber beetle. Our answers to your cucumber beetle…

Every great cucumber harvest has its roots in an effective disease management plan. Quick action at the first sign of…

Just three days ago, your freshly picked cucumbers were firm, smooth and deep green. Now, they’re yellowing, pitted and leaky.…

While cucumber seeds aren’t the easiest ones to save, even a novice gardener can save seeds to grow their favorite…

Even in the best soil, improperly spaced cucumbers struggle to produce. Planted too closely, they grow leaves instead of fruit.…

Unless you own a greenhouse, growing your cucumbers indoors requires careful planning and plenty of patience. First, only bush-variety cucumbers…

You’ve given yourself a jump on the gardening season by starting your six weeks before your last frost date. Now,…

Whether you’re addicted to homemade pickles or just love a crunch salad, garden-fresh cukes are the answer. Scouting out a…