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  • in Fruit Vegetables

    When to Plant Cucumbers

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    Plant cucumber seeds in the garden 1 to 2 weeks after the last frost, or when the soil is at least 60°F (16°C). Set cucumber seedlings in the garden 2 weeks after the last frost. Grow cucumbers in humus-rich, well-drained soil. Cucumbers are heavy feeders and need a moderate amount of nitrogen and potassium and […] More

  • in Harvest and Storage, Tips

    Cucumber Harvest Tips

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    Cucumbers are best picked green, firm, and moderate in size–as soon as they are edible and usable size. Home-grown cucumbers should be picked slightly smaller than the size you’d find at the market. Smaller cucumbers will be just as tasty as larger cucumbers. Never allow cucumbers to mature on the plant. If cucumber fruits mature […] More

  • in Harvest and Storage

    How to Harvest and Store Cucumbers

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    Cucumbers come to harvest quickly.  Six to seven weeks after planting, small cucumbers will begin to form. Pick the first cucumbers small; this will encourage the plants to produce more. When to Harvest Cucumbers Cucumbers can be harvested as soon as they are edible size. Harvest slicing cucumbers when bright, green, and firm and 6 […] More

  • in Preserve

    How to Make Dill Pickles for Beginners

    Dill pickles from cucumbers and dill sprigs

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    You can turn cucumbers into pickles in about 40 minutes. It’s not difficult. My favorite pickling cucumbers are County Fair, National Pickling, Pickle Bush, Regal, and Saladin. Pickling cucumbers are short–4 inches is about the right length–and compact with tender skins. Longer, larger cucumbers such as Marketmore and Bush Champion are best for fresh eating, […] More

  • in Recipes, Salads, Side Dishes

    Sliced Cucumber Flavor Matches

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    Cucumbers are sweet except when they are a tad bitter. Choose cucumbers for their sweetness and refreshing cleanness or for their green grassy astringency and crispness. Sometimes you don’t know which cucumber you will get until you bring it in from the garden and taste it. Always cucumbers are cooling and refreshing—they are, after all, […] More

  • in Fruit Vegetables, Gardening Tips, Plant, Tips

    Cucumber Growing Tips

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    Cucumbers–natives of India–love warm weather. Wait until soil and air temperatures averages 70°F each day before sowing or transplanting cumbers to the garden. While warm temperatures are required for growing, cucumbers require a relatively short season–55 to 60 days from sowing to harvest. In long-season regions, you can plant successive crops. In cool or short-season […] More

  • in Guides, Pests Diseases Problems

    Cucumbers Growing Problems: Troubleshooting

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    Give cucumbers the right conditions–warm, sunny weather and consistent water–and they will be one of your top producing garden crops. To keep ahead of cucumber problems, pests and diseases, here is a troubleshooting list of possible cucumber problems with brief control suggestions. Cucumber Problems and Solutions: Plants are eaten or cut off near soil level. […] More