Cucumbers can be one of the most rewarding vegetables you grow in your garden. They grow quickly and just a few plants can ...

Put in a propagator to germinate. If growing indoors, plant two cucumbers in a growing bag at the end of May and support with a garden cane attached to the ceiling of the greenhouse. If your ...

The hairy, ground-hugging vines of the squirting cucumber Ecballium elaterium might seem like an ordinary weedy plant. But ...

Growing bags are ideal for plants that don't have deep roots, such as tomatoes, cucumbers ... the compost as a soil conditioner in the garden.

The squirting cucumber shoots its seeds so fast that scientists had to use techniques like high-speed videography to record ...

Whether you want to save money on seeds next year or you just want to expand your garden knowledge, here's how to save your ...

which involves planting different types of plants together or in close proximity, makes many such statements, often based on little more than folklore. In recent decades, however, scientists have ...

Blink and you might miss how quickly this squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium) ejects its seeds. The mechanics behind ...

Sow cucumber seeds at the base of the trellis after the danger of frost has passed. Space them six inches apart on each side, ...

Scientists from the University of Oxford have discovered how the squirting cucumber squirts. The team solved the long-standing mystery using a mix of experiments, high-speed videography, image ...

'It is possible to save a plant that has been damaged by frost, but it will depend on the plant and how severe the damage is, ...

The squirting cucumber Ecballium—not to be confused with the exploding cucumber Cyclanthera—is not a showy plant. It meanders ...