Many people would be surprised to discover a homegrown cucumber isn’t like the cucumbers sold in the grocery store. A homegrown garden cucumber will beat a store-bought veggie for taste every time.

Low in calories and versatile, cucumbers can flavor beverages, perk up a salad, be served as a snack, or be made into pickles. This popular vegetable is a good source of fiber, potassium, and vitamin ...

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 ...

The National Garden Bureau every year selects a vegetable, an annual and a perennial, to encourage people to grow. In 2014 they selected the cucumber as the vegetable of the year, and rightly so; ...

Follow these instructions and you'll have bountiful, delicious harvests in no time. Cucumbers are wonderful plants that will grow well in a summer garden, but if you're short on space, you can also ...

Cucumbers are relatively easy to grow, either in an unheated greenhouse or in a sunny spot outside. You can even grow some varieties in a hanging basket. There's no need to have slimy cucumbers at the ...

With the hottest days of summer still ahead, cucumber is a great salad vegetable to have in the garden. It is crunchy, cool on the tongue and calorie free. December is the last month for sowing ...