Leave it to the comments to evaluate the cucumber's true contribution. Lemon trees can be costly and finicky to grow, especially outside of warm climates. Propagating them is also tricky, but a few ...

The best gardeners know that the secret to successful crops often involves more than just planting seeds and watering. Companion planting, the strategic placement of certain plants together for mutual ...

If you have a little bit of space free in your vegetable garden, it's simple to grow your own crisp cucumbers (Cucumis sativus). A warm-season crop, many varieties of cucumbers grow best when provided ...

If an abundant harvest is the goal, companion planting is the secret weapon any gardener can use. Companion planting helps reduce pests and disease while maximizing space and crop yield. When deciding ...

We are part of The Trust Project. Q: I have attached a few pictures of the cucumber plants that are turning yellow, and a few leaves have started to dry up. The vines have a lot of blossoms. The ...

The cucumber family, properly known as the Cucurbitaceae, provides a wide variety of vegetables popular in the summer home vegetable garden. Members of the cucumber family that can be planted now ...

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 ...

Lemon trees can be costly and finicky to grow, especially outside of warm climates. Propagating them is also tricky, but a few simple tools might make that easier—and you may have one in your ...

The cucumber family, properly known as the Cucurbitaceae, provides a wide variety of vegetables popular in the summer home vegetable garden. Members of the cucumber family that can be planted now ...