If you always thought growing cucumbers wasn’t possible in your vegetable container garden, think again. You can get a great cucumber harvest from plants growing in containers by choosing the ...

Container-friendly cucumber varieties are most often slicing or pickling fruit types. Long, skinny English and Asian cucumbers are usually not available in compact cultivars, but that doesn’t mean you ...

But they do need more frequent watering than those growing in the ground. Many cold-hardy, cool-season vegetables and herbs can be planted now and grown successfully in containers. You just need ...

Be careful not to overwater them or the plants can rot and die. Growing cucumbers in a greenhouse or polytunnel Plant into growing bags or pots (10-litre or larger) of Best Buy compost for containers ...