Cucumber

We all want our cucumbers to produce bucket loads of cucumbers all season long, but what can you do to keep them producing? Let’s take a look and then enjoy …

Pruning cucumber plants is important if you want to maximise your harvest. Cucumbers are speedy growers but often want to grow more leaves and less fruit, so pruning is essential. …

Powdery mildew is a common fungal disease affecting many plants, including vegetables, fruits, and flowers. It appears as a white or grey powdery coating on the leaves stems, and flowers …

If you’re a fan of cucumbers, you know how satisfying it is to grow your own. Not only do they taste better when they’re fresh from the garden, but you …

Many people can be put off growing cucumbers as they don’t feel they have the space or the proper growing environment, but let me tell you – they are simple …

Cucumbers can be incredibly productive when grown correctly. So follow this guide to get bucketloads of cucumbers this year. What Type? The first question you need to answer is, what …

Cucumbers are not meant for these shores, which is why they are often grown in greenhouses. This makes them susceptible to a few issues because of the confined growing environment. …

Want to know how many juicy cucumbers you can be expected to harvest off each plant? well then this is the guide for you, let’s have a look and find …

Some cucumber plants produce both male and female flowers; it is important to know the difference. But how can you tell the difference between male and female flowers? And why …

Cucumbers are a staple of British allotments, found growing in greenhouses and polytunnels up and down the isles, with a few hardy species even growing outdoors. These fast-growing plants are …

Cucumbers are easy to grow and provide tons of fruit, so they sound perfect, but homegrown cucumbers can have a dark side, a very bitter dark side. If you have …

I always use grow bags for my greenhouse cucumbers. In particular, I like to use the Tomatorite giant deep-fill bags. You can find them on Amazon here, although I will say …

So your first bright yellow flowers have just arrived on your cucumber plant and now you are excitedly salivating over the thought of those first few juicy cucumbers. But just …

Growing cucumbers in a greenhouse is the staple way of growing them here in the UK. But how do you support them? There are a couple of different methods that …

Cucumbers are a thirsty plant, especially when they start getting large. They are so thirsty in fact that you may believe that it is impossible to overwater them, but is …

Cucumbers grown in the greenhouse should be grown vertically up a trellis, string, cane or other support structure. When you train your cucumbers into growing up support, you will have …