Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 16—It was a warm day (upper 70s) in August, mostly clear and calm, when I drove on a county road not far from home. I had ...

Wild cucumbers are dominating the lowland areas in the neighborhood. The pale green plants with weak white flowers have laid down a tangled web in buffers and unused pastures and threaten to choke the ...

Pamela B. Weatherbee writes in her “Flora of Berkshire County, Massachusetts” that the wild cucumber “Can be aggressive, swarming over other vegetation.” And how very correct she is. For a number of ...

Resarchers targeted the genetics that underpin fruit elongation in domesticated cucumbers which are longer than their stubby, bitter tasting wild relatives. Cucumbers, a summer staple of salads and ...

The cucumber is among the top five vegetable crops grown in the world. Cucumbers are most commonly eaten fresh or preserved as pickles. An important attribute of the cucumber is fruit length.

Slice the cucumber into 1/2-inch thick slices. Spread about 1 tablespoon of mousse onto each cucumber slice. Garnish with dill, place on platter, and keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

It was a warm day (upper 70s) in August, mostly clear and calm, when I drove on a county road not far from home. I had noticed plenty of wildflowers blooming along the roadsides during these summer ...