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Cucumbers
A good cucumber from a local farm in midsummer — thin-skinned, cool, and snappy — is a different experience from the waxed, seedy cylinders shipped year-round at supermarkets. Knowing what to look for makes the difference.
How to grow cucumbers
Cucumbers grow well when they have warmth, water, and enough room to keep producing. The simplest path is to give them support and harvest regularly.
How to store cucumbers
Cucumbers keep best when they stay cool and dry without getting trapped in the coldest, wettest part of the refrigerator. The goal is to slow softening without encouraging chill damage.
What is cucumber and how to use it
Cucumber is one of the simplest fresh vegetables to use because it needs so little cooking and pairs with almost everything. The key is knowing when to keep it raw and when to pickle or blend it.
What to do with extra cucumbers
When your farm box or garden produces more cucumbers than you can eat fresh, there are a handful of practical ways to use them up before they go soft.