Most cucumber plants will have two different types of flowers — male and female. The basic difference between these two types is that the female flowers have tiny cucumber fruits at the base ...

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

The flowers are easy to tell apart - the female flower has a swelling beneath it that will become a cucumber. Alternatively, choose all female flower varieties. Cucumbers must be kept moist ...

When the female flower opens, a small, pale green cucumber will appear at its base. This stage occurs just a matter of days before the cucumber grows deep green and ready to harvest. If you aren't ...