This tender crop grows best in areas with full sun and well-draining soil. Growing your own cucumbers to pickle or add crunch to salads is easier than you may think. This tender fruit loves warm ...

Cucumbers thrive in warm, sunny conditions and should be planted outdoors only after soil temperatures reach at least 70 degrees Fahrenheit, typically a few weeks after the last frost. To keep ...

As a lifelong gardener, I’m no longer surprised by annual harvest fluctuations. A few years back, my plants yielded a single bean, which I comically steamed, salted and cut four ways to split with my ...

Fresh cucumbers growing in a garden on the vine. - Nicole Piepgras/Shutterstock If you've been dreaming of fresh, homegrown cucumbers but dread the long wait, the 'South Wind Slicer' (Cucumis sativus ...