"Ballistic seed dispersal" is not something you see often in plants – and for good reason, perhaps, when you see just what the affectionately called squirting cucumber is capable of. Shunning external ...

Start cucumber seeds indoors to get a jump-start on the season, or sow them directly in the garden. Either way, you'll have an abundant harvest with these tips.

(CNN) — An odd little gourd called the squirting cucumber has an explosive reproductive strategy that has intrigued naturalists since the days of the Roman Empire. Squirting cucumbers blast their ...

The squirting cucumber doesn't get its name for nothing. And it's why her supervisor, who studies biomechanics, was so excited about them. Gorges searched for the plant on YouTube, and turned up this ...

A small, hairy, toxic version of the cucumbers found in the produce aisle does have an advantage over its more palatable cousins — a feat of... Stand back! This explosive cucumber is bursting with ...

(Laughter) Well, there are Persian cucumbers - the itty-bitty ones. And then there's the super long English cucumber, right? SUMMERS: Go on. Go on. CHANG: That's all I got, Juana. SUMMERS: Well, Ailsa ...