Companion plants play various roles in the vegetable garden community. The cucumber companion plants featured here promote ...

From gherkins to slicers, cucumbers are among the most widely planted garden crops. Cucumbers are relatively easy to grow but can be plagued by a variety of insect and disease pests. We can ...

Humdrum apples, bananas, and oranges may be staples at the supermarket, but some unexpected additions help to keep produce ...

If you have leftover pickle juice, you can use it to pickle other vegetables, make dressings and cocktails and more. So save ...

a small sour gherkin that has become quite popular. I’ve found the pickling cucumbers benefit from succession planting, so I plant a series of seeds in late April and then again at the beginning ...

When you're looking down on the Gherkin, you know you're high up ... where you can nestle among the pot plants with a cocktail and feel rather smug in your little lofty pocket park.

Vertical gardening has revolutionized the way we grow food, especially for gardeners with limited space. By training plants to grow upward rather than outward, you can dramatically increase your ...