If you want to protect your pest and disease-prone cucumbers for a bountiful harvest, consider planting one of these 15 ...

This guide helps gardeners decide which vegetables, herbs, and flowers to plant with cucumbers—and which to plant elsewhere.

Aphids are a plant pest that can quickly build up to large numbers. Based on questions I’ve had in May, this might be a good ...

So, pick a few cucumber companion plants and get ready for your best harvest yet! Nasturtiums protect cucumbers from common garden pests like aphids and cucumber beetles. Their colorful flowers ...

Aphids, which are probably the most common insect in gardens, are small, usually light green — though there are black, gray ...

Or you want to get ahead of the early-season pests. Then, by all means, start your garden with established plants. When buying established cucumber seedlings, look for stocky plants with vibrant ...

"If you grow your cucumbers in an area where water typically pools after watering or rain, your plant will be much more prone ...

Include nature’s pest managers in your organic garden approach ... Japanese and bean beetles, cucumber beetles, squash bugs, and squash vine borers on susceptible plants. Just cover the ...

(Betty Cahill / Special to the Denver Post) Without a doubt, the fast-moving quarter-inch spotted cucumber beetle pest caused distress to my summer yellow squash plants and me a couple of years ago.

The pest control experts at Summit Environmental Solutions revealed that cucumber peelings are "one of the best ways to remove silverfish". According to the pros, the distinct smell of the fruit ...