What’s better than enjoying delicious cucumbers? Growing your own! Enjoy our tips, tricks and information on how to harvest an excellent crop of cucumbers.
7 Delicious Burpless Cucumbers! [Growing Tips]
Do you love cucumbers but hate the burps they give you? If so, you’re going to love this article. Burpless cucumbers are a unique variety of cucumber that contains much
How Do You Train a Cucumber To Climb? [Explained]
It’s not uncommon to see cucumbers growing in gardens across the country. You may not know that it’s possible to train cucumbers to climb! This can be a great way
How Long do Cucumbers Take to Grow? [Cucumber Growing Stages]
When planting from seeds, it takes 50-70 days before a cucumber plant produces fruit that is ready for picking. Germination of the seeds takes 3-10 days and after flowering, the
Why Are My Cucumbers Bitter? [Poor Growing Conditions?]
Bitter-tasting cucumbers can be caused by unfavorable growing conditions such as not enough sunlight, inconsistent water levels, too high temperatures, or insufficient soil nutrients. The bitterness comes from the compound
Why Are There Yellow Spots on Cucumber Leaves?
Yellow spots on cucumber leaves can be a sign of plant disease but it can also indicate less than ideal growing conditions. Find out the cause of yellowing leaves and
How to Plant Cucumber Seeds [At Home, Indoors or Outdoors!]
Cucumbers are best grown from seeds and directly planted into the soil. You can start the seeds indoors if you live in a cooler climate but by late spring the
Why Are My Cucumbers White? [Causes & Fixes]
Cucumbers can turn white when infected with powdery mildew, are overwatered or suffer from blanching. Any time a green variety cucumber turns white, it isn’t growing healthily. There are white
How to Keep Cucumbers Fresh [With or Without a Refrigerator]
Uncut cucumbers are best kept outside of the refrigerator because they are sensitive to cold temperatures. Once cut, wrap them in a paper towel and keep inside an airtight ziplock
Do Cucumbers Need Full Sun? [Learn The Growing Sweetspot]
Cucumber plants grow the most cucumbers when kept in full sun but that doesn’t meant that they cannot grow in partial shade. As long as they receive an average of
How Much Sun Do Cucumbers Need?
Cucumbers grow best in full sun and warm temperatures between 65-80 degrees Fahrenheit. Ideally, they get 6 hours of sunlight every day. The phrase cool as a cucumber doesn’t really