What type of trellis for cucumbers?

[Augustmomx2]

I planted my cucumbers near the fence line, in hopes that they would grow up it. Some of them are, but I want something else for the other-side that now houses other plants and they are starting to wrap around.

What do you use? A stick or something shaped like an "A"? I'm just not sure what could work...Thanks for any advice :happy_flower

 

[vfem]

I have mine growing up and through cages... but they have outgrown their cages and are now growing up bamboo poles too!!!!

 

[obsessed]

I used the small tomato cages for mine. they definitely over grew it and strangled anything they could get their hands on. Like Tomatoes, corn, peppers. I like how they grew on the corn.

 

[4grandbabies]

I put straw on the ground and just let them sprawl, seems like I get more this way, however, I let some tall weeds get ahead of me when I was not feeling well(not this year) and loved the straight easier to pick cukes that I found hanging on that weed.. I am probably crazy to let them stay on the ground, all that bending and picking, but guess I am a creature of habit, or maybe just an old creature.

 

[digitS']

I had a neighbor who was a very fine gardener.

He would lay a length of cattle fencing on the ground and bend it, lengthwise, at a 90 angle. The fence section then had that "A-shape" you mentioned and because the wire was so heavy, it didn't need any posts for support.

The cucumber vines only had a little way to climb - up and over. I remember looking at his garden and being curious why his cucumbers seemed to be growing over something. He had a mulch under this trellis to keep the weeds from growing through it.

He seemed to like the set-up.

Steve

 

[herbsherbsflowers]

I have made bamboo teepees and have strung string around them. I planted my cucumbers late so they are just beginning to start up them. I will probably plant them earlier next year. I was waiting for the English Peas to get done so I could use the same teepees.

 

[Augustmomx2]

All this talk of bamboo, has me feelin' extra eco-friendly I'm going to search for some tomorrow and hope to make an "A" frame type of structure.

I went out there this early evening and their "fingers" were starting to wrap around my sensitive eggplants...hmmm...I better get building! Well, at least dh better start building

Thanks for all of the responses!

 

[headred]

I have some "found" lattice panels. They work great. I just have to get them started on the crawl and then they take over.

 

[Southern Gardener]

My cucumbers are eating my tomato plants. Next year I WILL trellis.

 

[bigredfeather]

I have tried a few different methods.

This one is an "A" type design. It worked, but wasn't nearly big enough. I made it from some wood I had. It is hinged at the top, so you can spread it apart as far as needed.

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This is how I did it last year and again this year. It is just 3 fence posts and a section of 3' Tall fence. Sorry the picture is a bit blury. We had more cukes than we knew what to do with last year. I cut back a little this year.

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