70 articles related to `Cucumber`
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Cucumbers and Companion Planting: What You Should Know
Companion planting refers to gardening with compatible plants that benefit each other. Although scientific research on the concept is limited,…
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When and How to Pick Cucumbers for the Best-tasting Harvest
The TLC you’ve lavished on your cuke patch is paying off big time in vines laden with rapidly growing fruit.…
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How-To Tips for Hand Pollinating Cucumbers
The good news is that your cucumber vines are simply exploding with . The bad news is that, unless bees…
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Is Wild Cucumber Fruit Edible?
In late summer, roadside vegetation across much the U.S. appears draped in clouds as wild cucumber vines burst into bloom…
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Cucumber Mosaic Virus: Prevention and Control
Your cucumber seedlings are going gangbusters, climbing their trellises or spreading over their hills at an astonishing rate. But after…
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Where Do Eggplants Grow
Eggplant (Solanum melongena) belongs to the nightshade species, and grows all over the world from production farms to home gardens.…
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Striped Cucumber Beetles: Prevention and Control
Spring is here, and your veggie garden is off to a great start. That is, unless hordes of striped cucumber…
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White Cucumbers: What You Need to Know
Many home gardeners see white-fruited cucumbers as curiosities. The truth is, they’ve been commercialized for more than a century. Ranging…
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Caring for Your Cucumber Leaves
Without plenty of healthy leaves to provide it with food, no cucumber vine produces its best harvest. And healthy cuke…
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Wild Cucumber Vine – Cultivation or Control?
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…
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Understanding Cucumber Sprouts
Given the right conditions, every cucumber seed germinates into a tiny sprout. This infant plant contains all the genetic instructions…
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What to Do about White Spots on Cucumber Leaves
One day, your cucumber vines are lush and green. The next, it looks as if mischievous garden pixies had sprinkled…
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Small-Space Gardening: Growing Cucumbers in Containers
Gardening on the porch, patio or deck doesn’t have to eliminate cucumbers from your list of home-grown veggies. With the…
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Growing Cucumbers: How To Tips for a Healthy Cuke Harvest
Ready to grow your own cucumbers, but not sure about how to start? Let our answers to your cuke-growing questions…
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Using Cucumber Fertilizer: What, When and How
As rapidly growing and generously producing veggies, your cucumber plants rely on you for fuel. With the right fertilizer delivered…
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How to Recognize and Control Cucumber Pests
Before their crunchy, thirst-quenching goodness ever makes it to the table, your cucumbers are vulnerable to several garden pests. Fortunately,…
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Caring for Cukes: All about Cucumber Worms
Simply put, once worms find your cucumber patch, your crop can go from bumper to bust in nearly no time.…
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The Best Time Plant Cucumbers Wherever You Live
Crunchy texture and cool, sweet flavor rank cucumbers among the most popular summer-garden crops. Planting your cukes at the right…
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How to Get Rid of Cucumber Beetles
Whether it’s striped, spotted or banded, no cucumber beetle is a good cucumber beetle. Our answers to your cucumber beetle…
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Cucumber Diseases: What You Need to Know
Every great cucumber harvest has its roots in an effective disease management plan. Quick action at the first sign of…
