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These crunchy, sweet cukes are sold in packages in your local grocery store and should be removed from their original packaging and wrapped in plastic wrap before storing in the crisper drawer.—Susan Hall Mahon, Southern Living, 8 June 2026 Either way, keeping cucumbers near nitrogen-fixing beans should boost your crop of cukes.—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026 Get the recipe > Pomegranate seeds add pops of tartness to this sautéed corn and crunchy cuke combo.—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025 These include: corn, eggplant, pumpkin, melons, cukes, tomatoes and squash.—oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2020 See All Example Sentences for cuke