Many gardeners ask, "Do cucumbers need a trellis?" While not required, if you want to maximize your gardening space and keep your cucumbers off the soil, grow your cucumber plant on a vertical support ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cucumbers are among the most popular vegetables for home gardening. Over months, the plants are nurtured from seed to fruit. However, cucumbers can be a bit unforgiving if conditions aren’t right.

CUCUMBERS ARE ONE of the most commonly grown, and loved, home vegetable crops. But longtime gardeners will know that spring cucumber planting is a dicey proposition in the Pacific Northwest. These ...

Something is wrong with my cucumbers, leaves are fuzzy-looking with white spots and also yellow spots that turn brown. What is the cause and what can I do about this? This is most likely due to ...

Learn about cucumber melon plant history and pick up some frugal gardening ideas to get your garden growing. When I say the word “cucumber,” perhaps your imagination conjures up a cylindrical, ...

Our summer vegetable gardens are paying off now. We are picking tomatoes and peppers and cucumbers ... . Wait a minute. If you’re like a lot of us, you picked a few cucumbers and then our plants got ...

Trellising vining cucumbers with these tips helps you grow straighter cukes, keep plants healthier, and have easier harvests.