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Old 03-08-2003, 06:02 AM
Noydb
 
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Default Cucumber support

Allan Matthews wrote:

What type of wire fencing is best for supporting cucumbers grown
vertically? Any ideas?


What is 'best' is whatever is available locally that meets your needs of
aesthetics and price.

I, personally, use green plastic coated welded fencing with 2" x 3" holes in
it up a 10' tall trellis (2x4's built into my raised boxes). My cukes are a
little past the 7' mark now.

"Vertical" is the way to go. Tomatoes, peas, beans, all the cucurbits
(includes cukes, melons), squash and so on ... if it WILL climb, I plan on
it doing so. I only have a few square feet horizontally but plenty
vertically.

My sun is somewhat blocked by my garage and my neighbors tree. Once plants
get a good start up the trellis, they tend to rocket on up the rest of the
way because they get more sun each time they climb a little. Once they
'catch the sun' they tend to climb a lot!

Bill
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