NEW GUIDE AVAILABLE ...
GARDENING OPTIONS ...
New garden plants for 2020
All-American Selections winners include six vegetables, three flowers
COLORADO CUCUMBERS ...
Cool off with cucumbers
Cucumbers are fat free, sodium free and a good source of Vitamin C
CUCUMBER GENETICS ...
Genetic variant linked to cucumber fruit length
The discovery of a fruit length modulator has implications for cucumber breeding
REGULATIONS ...
Farm won't abide by state's definition of a pickle
Current cottage food law only permits them to sell one pickled item: cucumbers
GENETIC HISTORY ...
Insight on evolution of cucurbits
Bottle gourd genome provides insight on history, relationships of cucurbits
DOWNY MILDEW ...
Downy mildew on cucumber in Mich., Ohio
Growers should scout fields and protect their crops
WHAT'S IN SEASON ...
Food for July: Snap beans & cucumbers
Freezing green beans, making pickles are great ways to preserve the harvest
WHAT'S GROWING ...