A pergola with a table underneath set for dinner - Johner Images/Getty Images Wild cucumber kind of looks like the perfect garden multitasker, doesn't it? This unusual plant -- also known as ...

There is timing for all plants — including weeds — to be conspicuous at certain seasons in a natural landscape. In autumn, one such attractive weed that has become more prominent in recent years is ...

Drive around virtually anywhere in Minnesota right now and there's a good chance a light green vine with white flowers and prickly looking fruit will catch your eye. "It's the wild cucumber," said ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- Since Friday, WCCO has received more than a dozen emails and Facebook messages wanting to learn more about a light green vine growing along the highways, climbing fences and ...

Pamela B. Weatherbee writes in her “Flora of Berkshire County, Massachusetts” that the wild cucumber “Can be aggressive, swarming over other vegetation.” And how very correct she is. For a number of ...

Streptopus amplexifolius has long been one of my favorite plants to munch. In the spring, I like to pick the curled leaves with their strong English cucumber flavor. At the end of July, they develop ...

Q: I would like to grow cucumbers for the Lebanese pickles I find in Middle Eastern grocery stores. The labels say wild cucumber. Can you tell me what that is and suggest a source for seeds? A: If it ...

Answer: Wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata) is an aggressive, native vine that can almost smother small trees. The leaf shape is similar to a maple leaf with widely spaced teeth all around the edges.

Citizens concerned about the increased presence of wild cucumber have reportedly been calling the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and County Agricultural Inspector over the past three weeks about ...

The Trout River watershed group spent roughly two weeks at the start of the summer removing wild cucumber by busting pods and ripping vines. But the vines are popping up again in places they've ...