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 ...

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.

What works for one plant can’t hurt another, right? Saltwater is a top fertilizer for tomatoes, but can the trick also be applied to cucumbers? myHOMEBOOK gardening expert Franka Kruse-Gering explains ...

Both farmers and gardeners are very familiar with fertilizers and both generally make good use of them. However, many persons have not ever tried their hand at growing plants of any kind and therefore ...

We have had a somewhat cool spring up to this point which has extended our vegetable planting season just a bit. My family loves pickles, so I always try to produce a crop of cukes both for slicing ...

Brown spots on cucumbers often come from mildew, beetles, spider mites, or fungal disease. Prune infected leaves, sanitize tools, improve airflow, and use sprays or insecticidal soap. End-of-season ...

The use of an endemic plant as rootstock has many merits but its application for cucurbits production has not been extensively investigated. The present study determined the growth responses of ...