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Cucumbers

how to grow

Growing Cucumbers

Learn expert tips for growing cucumbers in your vegetable garden. Cucumber is a relatively easy plant to grow and really easy to eat!

garden fundamentals

Let Cucumbers Climb

Instead of letting vines trail along the ground, let your cucumbers climb. Trellised cucumbers are easier to pick and less susceptible to disease.

recipes

Smashed Cucumbers with Mint and Soy

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Cucumber Tomato Salad

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Refrigerator Cucumber Pickles

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Cucumber Dill Rounds

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Watermelon Cucumber Sparkler

diy garden projects

Make a Cucumber Tent Trellis

Keep cucumber vines off the ground by making your own cucumber tent trellis. Tendrils will grab the wires and secure the vine to the trellis as it grows.

recipes

Marinated Cucumber Salad with Fresh Dill

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Crisp Old South Cucumber Lime Pickles

garden fundamentals

How to Prevent and Get Rid of Cucumber Beetles

Cucumber beetles feed directly on plants, causing visible damage, and they may carry a bacterium that causes leaves to wilt. Infection typically occurs when plants are half-grown.

recipes

Quick Dill and Garlic Pickles

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Gnocchi with Dill Butter Sauce

garden fundamentals

Got Pollination Problems? Give Hand-Pollination a Try!

If you’re having trouble with pollination of your melon, pumpkin, cucumber, or squash plants, don’t give up. Give hand-pollination a try.

garden fundamentals

How to Pickle Your Harvest

Simply put, pickling is the practice of preserving food in a high-acid solution. The process involves adding vinegar and/or salt to vegetables to create the acidic solution vital for successful pickling. This is a simple, effective way to preserve your harvest.