Tag: Cucumber

Things You’ll Need In addition, cucumber plants can be grown from cucumber vine cuttings and even overwintered when they’re grown this way. Can cucumber cuttings grow roots? Thankfully, with just a few steps, you can learn to use those broken cucumber stems as cuttings, or you can make cuttings of your own to grow the […]

Don’t leave cucumbers on the vines for too long. Continuous harvests encourages new flowers and fruit. As the first frost nears, prune small fruit and flowers from the plant to encourage all the plant’s energy to focus on ripening larger cucumbers. What happens if you leave a cucumber on the vine? Cucumbers left on the […]

Can You Eat Prickly Cucumbers? Spines on cucumbers aren’t deadly, but they would be terribly uncomfortable to eat. The good news is that you can always peel a cucumber if the cucumber prickles are on the large side. Most prickly cucumber fruit is just that, covered with minor hairy prickles. What can I do with […]

The main thing with wild cucumber is that it is poisonous fresh and dried (such as in hay) and all parts of the plant are poisonous. Is there a poisonous cucumber? Squirting cucumber contains poisonous cucurbitacins, and all parts of the plant can be fatal if ingested. Squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium). Can wild cucumber be […]

Bush cucumbers are freestanding bushes that grow, bloom, and produce fruits. Vining cucumbers aren’t bushy, so they need a trellis or some sort of support system. That’s why bush cucumbers do well in pots or the garden, and vines do better in the garden where they have more space for their trellis. Do I need […]

Blue borage flowers are star-shaped, vibrant blooms that add beauty to the plate, along with a mild cucumber flavor that some describe as a sweet honey taste. It’s also mildly salty. The texture of these gorgeous edible flowers is delicate with very small hairs. The entire flower is deliciously edible. Can you eat the cucumber […]

Cucumber leaves As a member of the Cucurbitaceae family, cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) share a lot of the same characteristics as their squash cousins. This includes being the perfect top-to-tail plant where the sprouts, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruit are all edible. Is any part of cucumber plant poisonous? Squirting cucumber contains poisonous cucurbitacins, and all […]

Squash and cucumber blossoms are good too. Eat them raw or batter them and deep fry in a healthy oil of your choice. Bean and pea blooms are great in salads. Chive, onion and garlic blooms all have a more delicate flavor than the vegetable itself. Should I pick the flowers off my cucumber plants? […]

Cucumbers are a vine crop requiring a lot of space. The vines can reach 6 to 8 feet long or more. In large gardens, cucumbers can spread out on the ground. Is cucumber a vine or bush? Cucumbers have two different growth habits: bush and vining. Bush varieties are compact and don’t require a trellis. […]

For indoor varieties you do want to pick off the male flowers otherwise your developing cucumber to be pollinated by the male flower and the cucumber will taste bitter and not very pleasant. Outdoor varieties known as Cucirbit need both male and female flowers to produce fruit, so don’t pick off the male flowers. Do […]

As a member of the Cucurbitaceae family, cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) share a lot of the same characteristics as their squash cousins. This includes being the perfect top-to-tail plant where the sprouts, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruit are all edible. Is any part of cucumber plant poisonous? Squirting cucumber contains poisonous cucurbitacins, and all parts of […]

Cucumber flowers are a beautiful, tasty garnish for a wide variety of dishes & cocktails. Their delicate cucumber flavor makes them a great choice for salads or cold appetizers. Try pairing them with flavors like dill, gin, garlic, salmon, mint and/or tomatoes. Can you cook cucumber blossoms? Dust each cucumber blossom with flour, then dip […]

If by “slice” you mean a slice of the fruit, it is unlikely to yield a new plant. It could, if the fruit was fully developed and the seeds inside were ripe. But essentially, you would just be planting the seeds anyway. It is possible to grow cucumbers from stem cuttings, as well as from […]

To avoid a bitter tasting Cucumber, pick off male flowers once a week. If you allow the male flowers to develop and pollinate the female flowers, the fruits that develop will leave you with a nasty aftertaste as the seeds contain a bitter compound called cucurbitacin. Why are my cucumbers bitter tasting? The actual cause […]

Recent studies have found out that certain people have shown an intolerance towards cucumber seeds. Their digestion seems to be disturbed when they eat them. Because cucumber contains a lot of fiber already, the seeds may provide discomfort to people with a sensitive gut. What are the side effects of cucumber seeds? 2. Excessive Loss […]

Cucumber Seeds, Pack Size: 1 Kg, Rs 600/kilogram Nalam Oil Organic | ID: 14835660462. What is seed rate of cucumber? Average fruit weight – 175 to 200 gm. Yield : 20-22 MT/Acre. Suitable for Hot and Dry climate for Summer/Kharif/Rabi. Seed rate: 300-400g/acre. Which cucumber seed is best? 33 of the Best Cucumber Varieties Salad […]

In cucumber, the mesocarpmesocarpSimple fruits are formed from a single ovary and may contain one or many seeds. They can be either fleshy or dry. In fleshy fruit, during development, the pericarp (ovary wall) and other accessory structures become the fleshy portion of the fruit. The types of fleshy fruits are berries, pomes, and drupes.https://en.wikipedia.org […]

Cucumbers are the healthiest when consumed with their peels, due to the phytonutrients in the skin. The seeds of the vegetable can also be consumed in the similar way that seeds of its close cousins, melons and pumpkins are consumed. Can you eat raw cucumber seeds? The seeds in cucumber are harmless. They are safe […]

Keeping the fruit off the ground will produce straighter specimens and make them easier to harvest. Harvest to Table reports that straight eight cucumber plants are great for pickling. Of course, keeping the fruit off the ground also improves air circulation, which may ward off some fungal diseases. Can you can Straight Eight cucumbers? If […]

Scrub the fresh cucumbers under running water with a vegetable brush. Add 1/8 cup of pickling spices and 1 bunch of dill to the 5-gallon bucket. Add the cucumbers to the bucket. Add 1 cup of white vinegar and 3/4 cup of pickling salt to the bucket. How many pickling cucumbers are in a 5 […]