Growing cucumbers is easy indoors and outside, even in pots. We trialled and tasted cucumber varieties to recommend the best ones to you ...

Uncover the ancient mystery of the squirting cucumber's explosive seed dispersal. Discover the plant's sophisticated fluid ...

Cucumbers can be one of the most rewarding vegetables you grow in your garden. They grow quickly and just a few plants can give you an abundance of cucumbers throughout the season! Here’s how to ...

Cover, water and label. 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 ...

If you're new to growing cucumbers, you're in for an exciting summer season. These plants grow vigorously and produce lots of fruit, which ripen much faster than you would think. In fact ...

If you are growing vining cucumbers, install a trellis, or set up stakes to support the plants. This helps keep the vines off the ground, saves space, and promotes better airflow, which reduces ...

Water well and label. Growing bags are ideal for plants that don't have deep roots, such as tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet peppers, chilli peppers, aubergines and courgettes. Plant two to three plants ...

Some start-ups are giving them a second life – as indoor farms growing crops as varied as kale, cucumber and herbs. Since its 1967 construction, Canada's "Calgary Tower", a 190m (623ft ...

One plant with a very unusual way of spreading its seeds is the squirting cucumber. Unlike the cucumbers you may have eaten in salads, this one is poisonous. Its flowers turn into bluish-green ...