Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Angela Mason Foster, Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteer As spring approaches ...

The photograph is a microscopic image (magnification 800X) of the skin of an immature cucumber. Fruits and vegetables are most vulnerable to predators when they are immature. Cucumbers have ...

“For some of the kids in our communities, the only fruit they might have is at school.” Parents said their kids typically receive an apple, banana or bag of cucumbers or carrots with Ranch ...

Cucumbers must be kept moist, but not soaking, to prevent a check to the fruit. Once the fruit appears, give them a boost by feeding every fortnight with a fertiliser high in potash.

Cucumbers are in season from May to October, but are available year-round. Look for firm, vibrantly green fruit without wrinkles. Smaller ridged cucumbers differ little in taste to the more common ...