Ask a plant researcher how the sex of a cucumber plant is determined and the person will tell you, "It's complicated." Depending on a complex mix of genetic and environmental factors, cucumbers can be ...

If you are going to venture at all beyond the ordinary in growing cucumbers -- and you must if you want to eat the best-tasting ones -- then you should think about how they reproduce. Cucumber flowers ...

If you’ve nursed your cucumber plant into a large, leafy vine, it can be disappointing and confusing when it hardly produces any fruit. Learning about the difference between male vs female cucumber ...

Cucumbers are one of nature's miracle fruits. If you have been thinking that cucumber is a vegetable then think again. Since it develops from a flower and contains the seeds of the plant, cucumber is ...

I am, for the first time, growing cantaloupe. I have a couple of questions. Since I’m still just in the blooming stage, do you think the heat of summer will catch up with me and prevent producing any ...

If you are going to venture at all beyond the ordinary in growing cucumbers -- and you must if you want to eat the best-tasting ones -- then you should think about how they reproduce. Cucumber flowers ...

ITHACA, N.Y. - Ask a plant researcher how the sex of a cucumber plant is determined and the person will tell you, "It's complicated." Depending on a complex mix of genetic and environmental factors, ...