Fruits

When it comes to delicious pickling cucumber varieties, the Boston Pickling cucumber is near the top of the list! A seedless cucumber, this heirloom variety… Read More »What Is The Best Cucumber For Pickles?

Lebanese cucumbers, which are hybrids, are sweeter and thinner skinned than other slicing types. They are low in acid, with a pleasant, mild taste that… Read More »What Do Lebanese Cucumbers Taste Like?

The Cucumber Cactus has been used medicinally,as food, and as fiber in its native tropical Asia and Africa. What kind of cactus is edible? There… Read More »Is Cucumber Cactus Edible?

Rinse under cool water, then slice or chop. Lebanese cucumbers have a thin skin so there’s no need to peel them. Is it OK to… Read More »Do You Need To Peel Lebanese Cucumbers?

Lebanese cucumbers are also known as Persian cucumbers. Their small, sweet fruit with edible skin and minimal seeds makes them an excellent choice for use… Read More »What Are Lebanese Cucumbers Good For?

However, wild cucumber fruit is not edible. Some people consider wild cucumber as an attractive plant and use it as an ornamental. Unfortunately, it can… Read More »Can You Eat Wild Cucumber Fruit?

It basically requires that you chop off the end of the cucumber and rub it on the slices until it gets white and, sorry, milky.… Read More »What Does Milking Cucumbers Mean?

Cucumbers come in two main varieties – lebanese and continental/telegraph. Lebanese cucumbers are a sweet, short variety with dark green, thin skin. Its flesh is… Read More »What Is The Difference Between Lebanese And English Cucumbers?

Creeping wild cucumber (Melothria pendula) is a native Florida landscape weed. This vine “creeps” across the forest floor and forms mats, commonly in shady hammocks… Read More »Is Creeping Cucumber Native To Florida?

It’s indigenous to eastern North America. Other names for it include the star-cucumber and the one-seed bur cucumber. You can eat the leaves and fruit,… Read More »Can You Eat A Bur Cucumber?