how to support outdoor cucumbers??

[james747]

Hi there, just wondering how do you support outdoor cucumbers on an allotment?? i'm growing Burpless Tasty Green.

Thanks in advance


James

[zazen999]

Advice, guidance and plenty of development opportunities.



Sorry...ahem


[I put mine next to a long cane, tie the first foot in and they generally climb the canes on their own....they will hang onto anything nearby so don't put them next to beans if you don't want them tangled......and put the cane at a 60degree angle so that the cukes hang down]

[james747]

So is it like a ramp?? does anyone have pictures as im still a little lost haha!!

[zazen999]

So is it like a ramp?? does anyone have pictures as im still a little lost haha!!

Exactly, just a cane that it grows up. I angle them as it adds interest.

They will grow up anything really as they have the tendrils that grab on to stuff.

[james747]

Is it one cane per plant or put a few canes at an angle as i can imagine once they start fruiting they get quite heavy.

[zazen999]

1 cane per plant - as the lower cukes grow they are harvested. If you are lucky and the cane starts to bend then pop another one in to support it.

[pdblake]

I don't usually support outdoor cucumbers. I just let them ramble like squashes.

[zazen999]

I don't usually support outdoor cucumbers. I just let them ramble like squashes.

I grow mine over the toms and salads, well I am this year. They'd get nibbled if I left them on the ground.

[james747]

do you mean like this zazen999? could i use netting aswell?

[pdblake]

do you mean like this zazen999? could i use netting aswell?

Now that looks a handy contraption. I think I might make one

[Incy]

That looks very cool!