If you and your family enjoy eating sliced cucumbers or pickles on regular basis, these may be good reasons to consider growing cucumber plants in your garden. These are generally considered ...

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

Squirting cucumbers blast their seeds over distances hundreds of times their length, and now scientists say they have found ...

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

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

They filmed the seed dispersal using a high-speed camera, which captured up to 8,600 frames per second. They then measured ...

A team led by the University of Oxford has solved a mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries: how does the ...

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

If you enjoy the taste of fresh cucumber, sow some seeds in spring for a summer-long supply. Here's our guide to growing your own. Before buying cucumber seed, check that they're ideal for your needs.