Growing Cucumbers from Seeds or Seedlings
Getting your cucumber garden started every season begins with the choice of how to grow your plants—from seeds or seedlings? Buying seedlings at your local nursery is quicker and easier, …
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Avoiding Cross-Pollination of Seedless Cucumbers
Most cucumber plants have seeds and depend on bees and other pollinators for well-formed, healthy fruit. Seeded cucumber varieties will not generally be affected by cross-pollination with other seeded varieties, …
Types of Cucumber Plants
Cucumbers come in two main types: slicing and pickling. Slicing refers to cucumbers you cut up for eating plain or in a variety of dishes. …
Introduction to Cucumbers
You’ve heard the expression “cool as a cucumber”? Well it’s absolutely true! Cucumbers have been used for their cooling and refreshing properties for thousands of years. Not only do many …
The Cucumber Grower’s Guide
Cool, crunchy, and easy to grow, cucumbers add a refreshing taste to salads, soups, appetizers—even beverages! So, get ready to learn all about how to grow this popular crop.
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Squash Glossary
Use this Glossary to get quick definitions or explanations of terms and concepts used in this collection, or terms that you might encounter while managing your own squash garden.
Squash-specific terms:
Pattypan: …
Resources about Squash
Check out these additional resources to discover even more about squash and other food gardening. If you want us to include other relevant resources that you find helpful and want …
Health Benefits of Squash
As you can see, squash is a nutrient-packed food. Summer squash generally carries more water than winter squash, which has denser flesh—so winter squash is considered more nutritious. However, both …
Nutrition Facts about Summer Squash
Summer squash is low in saturated fat and sodium, and very low in cholesterol. It is also a good source of protein, vitamin A, thiamin, niacin, phosphorus, and copper, and …
Zucchini Cornbread Casserole
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