Hoping to enjoy cucumbers during the off-season? Here's how you can grow this vegetable from the comfort of your own home.

Cucumbers are one of the easiest plants you can grow in your summer garden, but just how many cucumbers you can expect to harvest from a single plant depends on several different factors. Some of it ...

Nothing says summer like a burger off the grill topped with crispy, homemade pickles. And where do those pickles come from? The oft-overlooked cucumber. While there are two primary types of ...

Plant cucumbers outside after the last frost once the soil has warmed to 60°F to 70°F, which is generally late May to early June. Start cucumber seeds indoors 3 to 4 weeks before the last frost, and ...

You've got your cucumber seeds ready, visions of crunchy, tangy pickles dancing in your head, and dreams of baskets overflowing with fresh cucumbers. But hold up-there's one garden spot that could ...

The cucumber plant germinates easily, grows quickly, and produces lots of crunchy, kid-friendly vegetables, making this a rewarding crop for beginners as well as a trusty market-garden staple. If you ...

Cucumbers are thirsty plants that do well with deep waterings rather than frequent sprinklings. Like most vining crops, cucumbers need to be fertilized carefully. "If you put on too much nitrogenous ...

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 ...

Here's PennLive garden writer George Weigel's Plant Pick of the Week for this week: * Common name: Cucumber 'General Lee' * Botanical name: Cucumis sativus 'General Lee' * What it is: This is a ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Cucumbers like heat and moisture. In Maine, this is the right time to plant ...

For a bountiful cucumber harvest, avoid planting them near potatoes, melons, or fennel, as they compete for resources or release harmful chemicals. Aromatic herbs may affect flavor, while squash ...