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How To Grow Cucumbers: The Ultimate Care & Growing Guide
Cucumbers are a refreshing and healthy vegetable that are rewarding to grow and are a great addition to any vegetable garden. Learn how to grow cucumbers here.
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Best (And Worst) Cucumber Companion Plants For Higher Yields & Pest-Free Plants
Choosing the right cucumber companion plants can mean the difference between a so-so harvest and a bumper year. Find out what (and what not) to grow with cukes.
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Top 10 Cucumber Plant Problems – And How To Fix Them Fast
Discover the most common problems when growing cucumbers and learn effective solutions to keep your plants happy, healthy, and productive all season long.
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Why Is My Cucumber Yellowing? Common Causes & How To Treat Them
Yellow cucumbers are usually a bad sign, but sometimes that's how they're meant to be. Learn how to tell the difference.
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Leave Cucumber Plant Tendrils Attached
While they may look like tentacles, the thin, curly threads that come off the cucumber are actually natural and normal growths on you cucumber plant. These tendrils (not tentacles) should not be removed. Learn why here.
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Planting Seeds From A Store Bought Cucumber - Can You Plant Grocery Store Cucumber Seeds
Can you plant a grocery store cucumber? Interestingly, there are a couple of theories on seeds from a store bought cucumber. Read on to learn more.
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Cucumber Grow Bag Info: Growing A Cucumber Plant In A Bag
Growing cucumbers in bags is an excellent way to preserve ground space while growing cucumbers. Click here for more info.
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Homegrown Pickling Spices & Herbs – Grow Your Own Ingredients For Pickles
What spices and herbs are in pickles? Is it possible to grow your own herbs and spices for pickling? This article provides information that can help. Click here to learn about growing herbs and spices for pickling.
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Cucumber Seed Collection: Tips For Harvesting & Saving Seeds From Cucumber
Seed saving is rewarding and cost saving to the home gardener, but some seeds take a bit more TLC to save than others. Cucumber seed collection, for instance, requires a little bit of knowledge to properly save. Learn more in this article.
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Reasons For White Cucumbers: Why Cucumber Fruit Turns White
Many cucumber seeds on the market today are bred to produce white fruit. But if you have planted green varieties and get white cucumbers instead, then it's time to look for problems. Read this article for more info.
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What Causes Bitter Cucumber
Cucumbers fresh from the garden are a treat, but occasionally, a gardener bites into a homegrown cucumber and thinks "my cucumber is bitter, why?". Understanding what causes bitter cucumber can help, so read here.
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Cucumber Mosaic Virus Symptoms And Treatment
Cucumber mosaic disease isn't limited to cucumbers. While these and other cucurbits can be stricken, Cucumber Mosaic Virus regularly attacks a wide variety of other garden vegetables. Click here for more info.
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Should I Prune My Cucumber Vine – Tips On Pruning Cucumbers In The Garden
Cucumbers can get downright out of hand with their rampant vining growth. This made me wonder if I should prune my cucumber vines. Maybe you, too, are wondering is it ok to prune cucumbers. So, I did a little research on pruning cucumbers. Here's what I found.
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Information On Planting Cucumbers On A Fence
A cucumber fence is fun and space saving way to grow cucumbers. If you have not tried growing cucumbers on a fence yet, you will be in for a pleasant surprise. Learn the benefits and how to grow cucumbers on a fence here.
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Cucumber Plant Pollination - How To Pollinate Cucumber By Hand
Cucumber plant pollination by hand is necessary in some situations. Multiple visits from the bees are required for good fruit set, but a helping hand is needed now and then. Click here for more info.
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Bacterial Wilt Of Cucumbers
If you are wondering why your cucumber plants are wilting, you might want to look for bugs. The bacterium that causes wilt in cucumber plants usually overwinters in the belly of the striped cucumber beetle. Learn more here.
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Cucumber Harvest: Learn When And How To Harvest Cucumbers
You should know when to pick a cucumber in order to experience the crisp, juicy flesh that is perfect for salads, pickling, and many other uses. But when and how do you harvest them? This article will help with that.
