Vegetable Garden

Trellising your cucumbers and other garden vegetables that grow on vines has a lot of benefits. Growing your cucumbers on a trellis will keep the vegetables off the ground--making it less likely...

Pickling cucumbers are a small cucumber that is preferred by many people that pickle their own cucumbers. They are favored because of their size, texture, and delicious taste. They also have...

If you have a small garden, training cucumber vines to climb a fence frees up space for other vegetation. In addition, it takes the leaves and vegetables out of the dirt, decreasing the chance...

A garderner's favorite, cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) are an easy to grow vine that likes to climb fences or teepees. If the soil is well drained it will also happily run along the ground.

Cucumbers are a wonderful addition to any salad, and they are especially good when fresh and home-grown. Cucumbers are vine vegetables, and the vines can grow up to 6 to 8 feet in length. Left to...

This pickle recipe is perfect for tiny gherkins.

Growing cucumbers in your home garden is one of the true pleasures of summer. While perhaps not as much fun as growing summer tomatoes (see link), cucumbers are a great summer vegetable and one...

Cucumbers are a great vegetable to grow. They are easy to maintain and yield a high amount of fruit. When they get to the correct size most people will just pick the cucumber by yanking on it...

By Week #7 of your "Less Than 8 Week" garden journey, you can start to enjoy the fruits of your labor; as you can see in the video. If this is what you planted, you should be enjoying...

Talk to a "seasoned" farmer and he'll say that certain plants benefit from being planted next to each other. Pest control, weed control and space saving plantings are all benefits of "companion...

Growing your own vegetables can be one of the simple pleasures of life. Not only does having a vegetable garden let you enjoy nature, it also allows you to have fresh, delicious produce right at...

Growing cucumbers in a container is easy, very rewarding, and is something just about anyone can do, even if your space is limited. Home grown cucumbers taste delicious and can help you cut back...

Once you grow pickling cucumbers, you will never go back to slicing cucumber again. Not only as these cucumbers bred to be used for pickles they are a delicious fresh cucumber that can be eaten...

Cucumbers have become one of the most popular home garden plants. For a small home garden they require a lot of space. So let's get it right to start with and avoid wasting this valuable space in...

For the home gardener, cucumbers are tasty but sometimes a pain. They vine all over the place, and slugs get to them. You can put them on a trellis, but they pollinate better when they are in...

In this article I plan in showing you the best way to grow lemon cucumbers.

Cucumbers are a favorite with professional and home gardeners alike. They grow without much prompting and can be used in salads, on sandwiches or to make ever-popular pickles. Learn about the...

People are really fooled by these spice rings made from cucumbers. They really look and taste like apple spice rings. (That's spicy like sweet pickles, not spicy like pizza.) Here's how to make...

Most people don’t consider it, but vegetables can also take their place in the mixed border, along with herbs, perennials and shrubs. This relaxed attitude to growing vegetables allows you...

Nothing matches the crisp clean flavor of a cucumber straight from the garden. These delightful veggies are ideal as a quick snack or in a summer salad. Harvesting them at the right time will...

If you've ever had a garden, chances are good that you've grown cucumbers. After all, they're delicious, versatile, and pretty easy to grow. However, they're also a vining plant, which means that...

Many people would like a garden, but think they do not have the space to grow a garden. Even if you have a small garden space, you can grow a bountiful crop of vegetables each year by conserving...

Cucumbers are a relatively easy vegetable to grow, even if you are a beginner at gardening. Whether you're growing them to make pickles, to add to a salad or to eat as a natural, low-cal snack,...