Growing your own cucumbers to pickle or add crunch to salads is easier than you may think. This tender fruit loves warm weather and can grow in the ground or containers, so long as the plants receive ...

Vining and bush-type cucumber varieties have different spacing needs. Proper spacing is important between plants and between rows. Cucumbers are prolific producers. A single cucumber plant can yield ...

Homegrown cucumbers are much tastier than store-bought, and they're easy to grow. Want to learn more? Read our cucumber growing guide.

It’s September, and I still haven’t harvested a single red tomato. The beets are still grape-size and, so far, my four plants have produced only two zucchini. But the green beans? They’re suddenly ...

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 ...

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 ...