Growing cucumbers is easy indoors and outside, even in pots. We trialled and tasted cucumber varieties to recommend the best ...

For example, can you plant cucumbers and tomatoes together? This principle is called companion planting and it’s all about grouping plants in your borders or greenhouse that benefit each other.

Cover, water and label. Put in a propagator to germinate. If growing indoors, plant two cucumbers in a growing bag at the end of May and support with a garden cane attached to the ceiling of the ...

Uncover the ancient mystery of the squirting cucumber's explosive seed dispersal. Discover the plant's sophisticated fluid ...

Water well and label. Growing bags are ideal for plants that don't have deep roots, such as tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet peppers, chilli peppers, aubergines and courgettes. Plant two to three plants ...