Cucumber plants blooming without fruit? This common issue stems from a male-female flower imbalance, poor pollination, or pesticide use. Ensure consistent watering, healthy soil, and attract ...

Question: Last year we had trouble with our cucumber plants. They didn’t really form many cucumbers. We had a lot of flowers and the vines were quite large and seemed healthy, but we only had two or ...

If you’ve nursed your cucumber plant into a large, leafy vine, it can be disappointing and confusing when it hardly produces any fruit. Learning about the difference between male vs female cucumber ...

Every year when the new cucumber crop starts, I get asked about funny-looking cucumbers. Why are some cucumbers normal while others have a distinct curve to them even though they are from the same ...

When cucumber flowers are pollinated, they have a good chance of fertilization and cucumber growth. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto/Andrey Abryutin From a small seed to a large, climbing cucumber, we ...

Cucumbers are among the most popular garden vegetables, and growing them can be rewarding and delicious. Cucumbers thrive in Iowa’s warm summer and quickly produce a bounty of fresh, homegrown ...