Want to see your kids get excited about eating cucumbers? Take them to a local farmers market over the next couple of months in search of Armenian cucumbers, also known as “snake cucumbers” or “snake ...

Cucumbers get such little love. They're like bell peppers; they're just sort of a default raw vegetable. A sad slice or two is a ubiquitous but uninspiring garnish to the dreaded garden salad; a ...

Good news for anyone looking to stay hydrated this summer: you don’t have to search any further than the produce aisle—cucumbers are a great way to keep cool. While they can be purchased year-round, ...

As the last days of summer close in and shadows lengthen, the more time I can spend in the sun outdoors, the better! For dinners, cooking this time of year is simple, based on whatever is in the ...

Cucumbers add a fresh garden flavor to salads and slaws and are used in a number of beauty products and treatments. There are a great number of cucumber varieties available for home growing. Whether ...

Growing your own cucumbers to pickle or add crunch to salads is easier than you may think. This tender fruit loves warm weather and can grow in the ground or containers, so long as the plants receive ...

These sweet cucumbers aren’t cucumbers at all. They’re in the muskmelon family along with cantaloupe and honeydew. The slightly sweet, melon-like flavor should have tipped me off. They’re also called ...

Q: I would like to grow cucumbers for the Lebanese pickles I find in Middle Eastern grocery stores. The labels say wild cucumber. Can you tell me what that is and suggest a source for seeds? A: If it ...

What’s in season: A member of the gourd family, cucumbers come in a number of varieties far beyond the dark, thick-skinned ones you might have grown up with. Local cucumbers begin showing up in the ...