Cucumbers on a trellis are easier to harvest and take up less space. This tent-shaped trellis is made from a steel cattle panel.
Cucumbers do best if they can climb instead of spread over the ground. The tendrils of the vines will grab fences, string, wire trellis, or tall cages so that the vines climb the structures. This makes for better air circulation (important to prevent diseases), keeps the fruit clean, and makes the tasty cukes easier for you to spot because they hang. Plants take up a lot less space this way, too. So let your cukes grow up. They’ll thank you.
July rewards us all with oodles of tomatoes, squash, peppers, and other summer garden delights. Enjoy the fruits of your labor and the bounty of Bonnie Plants.
In addition to making a circular cage from fence wire, you can build a tent trellis for you cukes using a fence panel. See the how-to steps here.
