Watch the full growth of a cucumber from seed to fruit in this timelapse video. After some initial challenges with rotting ...

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 ...

This type of cucumber plant grows best indoors because it doesn't rely on pollination. Here's what you should know to care ...

Because cucumbers are both satisfying on their own and versatile in many dishes, growing them indoors guarantees a fresh, ...

A healthy cucumber vine will produce for about six weeks, so if you want a continued supply of fresh cucumbers during the summer, you have to stagger your plantings. The danger in this approach is if ...

How can I save seeds from cucumbers that I grow? In order to save seeds from cucumbers, you must let them thoroughly ripen on the vine. They will enlarge and turn yellow. They should stay on the vines ...

A pot 12 to 24 inches in diameter and 12 inches deep is an ideal size to start growing cucumbers. For best success, provide your cucumber plant with a trellis or some other support so the plant can ...

Squirting cucumbers shoot their seeds up to 33 feet (10 m) away from the mother plant to avoid overcrowding and competition, but exactly how they do it has long remained a mystery. When you purchase ...

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