Cucumbers need warm temperatures of at least 60°F to germinate and mature. If planting in outdoor containers, wait until after the final frost in your hardiness zone. Southern climates can start ...

There are few summer crops more refreshing than a perfectly crisp cucumber. Whether you're making a tangy cucumber salad or assembling perfect little cucumber sandwiches for a summertime bridal shower ...

Nothing says summer like the first bite of a crispy cucumber. And when you grow cucumbers in your own garden, that first bite is followed by a plentiful supply of fresh cukes all season long.

Grow these companion plants with cucumber to help improve soil health, keep pests away, and attract beneficial insects as ...

Large plants such as cucumbers, squash, and tomatoes require trellis support in the back of your garden, while smaller vegetables like peppers, lettuce, and broccoli can grow in front. Include herbs ...

You don’t need a backyard. You don’t need a plot at the community garden. You don’t even need to dedicate that much time.

There are few summer crops more refreshing than a perfectly crisp cucumber. Whether you're making a tangy cucumber salad or assembling perfect little cucumber sandwiches for a summertime bridal shower ...

Gardening can be a lot of work, but there are different growing techniques that gardeners can use to help save some work and their back! One of those techniques is using a trellis to grow vining crops ...

Roger and Linda Brooks of Southwest Portland have come up with an ingenious trellis for growing cucumbers in a small space. Cucumbers are the one vegetable that really tastes and smells like summer.

Each year, the National Garden Bureau selects a perennial, annual and edible to become the chosen plants of the year. This year, they have chosen cucumber as the edible of the year. Cucumbers are a ...

Cucumbers can thrive in a container, as these vigorous vines growing in Mountain View attest. 'Marketmore' slicing cucumbers, three plants to a small container, were purchased in late April at a ...