Cucumber Cage Or Trellis

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Cucumber cage or trellis.

Make a trellis with 2 x4 wood slats and garden twine looped up and down and across. Choose sturdily constructed tomato cages at least 3 to 4 feet tall that won t be easily rattled by a stiff breeze or the weight of the developing cucumbers. Insert the cages into the soil directly above the planting location and then sow 1 to 2 cucumber seeds inside each cage at a depth of 1 2 to 1 inch spaced approximately 4 to 6 inches apart. Once your plants have a little growth place a cucumber cage over the plant.

F o t sturdy metal garden stakes 25pcs gardening support 2 ft plastic coated plant sticks plant cage supports climbing for tomatoes trees cucumber fences beans vegetable trellis climbing frame 3 9 out of 5 stars 141. One good support is a trellis. In small gardens you can train cucumbers on a fence trellis or cage if wire is available figs. This a frame trellis lets you plant a row on both sides.

Hourflik plant cages and supports tomato cages and stakes cucumbers trellis for climbing plants garden vegetables fruits flowers vine 2 pcs blue 4 5 out of 5 stars 19. A trellis saves garden space makes it easier to see the hanging fruits and protects them from being nibbled by soil critters. There is an ideal support for every vegetable to help take your harvest from average to superior. Or let long vines grow up over the top and down the other side.

Cucumbers are classified as either vining types or bush types. The most productive and common cucumber varieties are vine cucumbers which can really benefit from growing vertically on a trellis. Every few days guide the vines and leaves up. If you are growing compact bush cucumbers a trellis is not necessary.

Vining types should be chosen for vertical gardening as they will grow straight up a vertical support. The tendrils will begin to wrap around the cages and support the weight of the plant. Planting cucumbers next to a tomato cage is another option. Gently drape them over the cucumber cage.

Plant three or four seeds in hills 4 to 6 inches high along the trellis or cage. Put them to use with this idea for a cucumber trellis. More details growing cucumbers on a trellis minimizes disease problems and keeps the fruit straight and blemish free.