Squirting cucumbers shoot their seeds up to 33 feet (10 m) away from the mother plant to avoid overcrowding and competition, ...

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

Squirting cucumbers blast their seeds over distances hundreds of times their length, and now scientists know how the plants do it. A squirting cucumber in action is a remarkable sight, but if you ...

Scientists say they’ve worked out how the plant can fire its seeds up to almost 40 feet. By Carolyn Wilke The hairy, ground-hugging vines of the squirting cucumber Ecballium elaterium might seem ...