Want to see your kids get excited about eating cucumbers? Take them to a local farmers market over the next couple of months in search of Armenian cucumbers, also known as “snake cucumbers” or “snake ...

The Armenian cucumber has a bit of an identity crisis. Botanically, it’s considered a melon, with seeds and a mushy center that resembles a cantaloupe and a raw aftertaste akin to watermelon rind.

These sweet cucumbers aren’t cucumbers at all. They’re in the muskmelon family along with cantaloupe and honeydew. The slightly sweet, melon-like flavor should have tipped me off. They’re also called ...

Cucumbers add a fresh garden flavor to salads and slaws and are used in a number of beauty products and treatments. There are a great number of cucumber varieties available for home growing. Whether ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty / Edie Bloom Good news for anyone looking to stay hydrated this summer: you don’t have to search any further than the ...

What’s in season: Cucumbers, which are a member of the gourd family, come in a number of varieties far beyond the dark, thick-skinned ones you typically find at supermarkets. Local cucumbers begin ...

What’s in season: Although you can easily find cucumbers year-round at the supermarket, locally grown cucumbers typically begin showing up in early May, with the season running through late August and ...