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 ...

If you want to grow your own cucumbers quickly, try planting this variety - it matures in under two months. Here are the best ...

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 ...

Fresh-picked or pickled, the cucumber has become an American favorite. The plant: Fresh-picked or pickled, the cucumber has become an American favorite. Cucumbers belong to the Cucurbitaceae family, ...

Peas (Pisum sativum) and cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) are both garden classics, and considering how delicious and productive they are, it's no surprise so many people opt to grow them. Peas are often ...

MOUNT VERNON — Cucumber growers are in a pickle with the impending closure of a processing plant in Portland, Ore., and a decision by the owner to stop buying pickle cukes in the Pacific Northwest.