Cucumber Archives - Official Blog of Park Seed

May 1, 2017

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Protect Your Favorite Plants with Trap Crops

By Sappho Charney | Amaranthus, Annuals, Basil, Brassica, Broccoli, Cabbage, Companion planting, Cucumber, Dill, Fall gardening, Flowers, Fragrance, Garden Info, Gardening Tips, Geranium, Grasses, Herbs, Lettuce, Marigold, Mustard, Nasturtium, okra, Organic, pest repellent, Radish, Rose, Seed, Squash, strawberry, Summer sowing, Sunflower, Tips and Techniques, Vegetables, Zinnia | No Comments

If you are trying to go pesticide-free in the garden, consider a version of companion planting that actually has one…

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February 19, 2017

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Your Cucumbers’ Worst Enemies

By Sappho Charney | Companion planting, Cucumber, Dill, Melons, Potato, Radish, Rue, Seed, Squash, Vegetables | No Comments

The cucumber is an amiable presence in the garden, not out to offend anyone. Yet, for one reason or another,…

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February 16, 2017

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Your Cucumbers’ Best Friends

By Sappho Charney | Beans, Bees, butterflies, Companion planting, Corn, Cucumber, Dill, Garden Info, Gardening Tips, ladybugs, Legumes, Lettuce, Marigold, Nasturtium, nitrogen fixing, Peas, Pollinators, Radish, soil building, Spring, Squash, Succession planting, Sunflower, Three Sisters, Vegetables | No Comments

Would you believe that cucumbers are second only to tomatoes as the most popular vegetable crop for home gardens? (We…

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August 31, 2016

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Grampa’s Dill Pickle Recipe

By ParkSeed | Cucumber, Garlic, Recipes, Tips and Techniques, Vegetables | 2 Comments

I just wanted to share a delicious, quick-and-easy dill pickle recipe adapted from one my grandfather used. Most of the…

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December 9, 2015

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10 Seed Packets/$10 Theme Collections!

By Sappho Charney | AAS, Annuals, Aster, Bachelor's Button, Bells-of-Ireland, Coreopsis, Cosmos, Cucumber, Cut Flowers, Dahlia, Ground Covers, Heirloom Seed, Herbs, Marigold, Onion, Organic, Papaver, Peppers, Perennials, Phlox, Poppy, Sunflower, Tomatoes, Vegetables, Zinnia | No Comments

Right now, we are offering a fantastic seed sale: 10 selected seed packets for $10. These are all first-quality, fresh…

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April 8, 2014

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Cukes for Now, Cukes for Later!

By Sappho Charney | Container Gardening, Cucumber, Gardening Tips, Patio vegetables, Seed, Seed Starting, Tips and Techniques, Vegetables | No Comments

Second in popularity only to the tomato in American home gardens, cucumbers satisfy gardeners who love to eat produce fresh…

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