Crisp, crunchy cucumbers are one of the most popular produce items internationally grown and sold, with Americans alone eating 12 pounds of cucumbers per person per year, on average. They're available ...

After being pollinated, the plants form seeds within a hollow green fruiting body, shaped somewhat like a cucumber.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Cucumbers often get the 'raw' end of the deal. They are one of the healthiest foods in the pyramid, and yet children (and adults) often turn up their noses as they crunch through ...

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 ...

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, ...

Cucumbers are among the most popular garden vegetables, and growing them can be rewarding and delicious. Cucumbers thrive in Iowa’s warm summer and quickly produce a bounty of fresh, homegrown ...

Q. My cucumber and squash are not setting fruit even though the plants appear healthy. I’m not seeing many bees. Can this be part of my problem? A. More than likely this is the result of incomplete ...