Sow cucumber seeds at the base of the trellis after the danger of frost has passed. Space them six inches apart on each side, ...

In addition, cucumbers growing vertically on the trellis make more room for plants to grow underneath them. Building a trellis is straightforward as well. In fact, TikTok user @laurenschell2 built ...

Squirting cucumbers blast their seeds over distances hundreds of times their length, and now scientists say they have found ...

The squirting cucumber shoots its seeds so fast that scientists had to use techniques like high-speed videography to record ...

The squirting cucumber Ecballium—not to be confused with the exploding cucumber Cyclanthera—is not a showy plant. It meanders ...

Growing your own vegetables isn't just about saving money or enjoying fresher produce-it can also significantly boost the ...

They filmed the seed dispersal using a high-speed camera, which captured up to 8,600 frames per second. They then measured ...

Federal officials announced they were investigating the outbreak believed to be tied to cucumbers grown by Agrotato, S.A. de C.V. in Sonora, Mexico, and sold by SunFed Produce, which is based in ...

A team led by the University of Oxford has solved a mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries: how does the ...

Squirting cucumber uses high-pressure seed ejection for dispersal, with seeds reaching speeds of 20m/s and landing up to 10m ...

Avoid saving seeds from cucumbers labeled as hybrid or F1 plants, too, as you can't be certain they'll produce the same plants in the next generation. One final tip: Although you only need one ...