Cucumbers Like to Climb

I always grow my cucumbers up a trellis in my raised beds, saving space and also keeping the plants healthier and more productive. An Oregon Cottage website outlines reasons to grow cucumbers on a trellis. The blogger illustrates each reason and shows some easy to build trellises.

FIVE REASONS TO GROW CUCUMBERS ON A TRELLIS

The plants are easier to water at the main stem, which keeps the plant leaves drier.(This is recommended to help keep fungal diseases at bay).
The fruit is easier to harvest. They are hanging nearer to eye level and are easier to spot, plus the prickly stems and leaves are neatly confined so the risk of getting all scratched up is minimized.
The fruit is cleaner when it doesn’t touch the dirt.
The fruit is a uniform color. (No light spots where they rested on the ground).
The fruit is straighter, with less misshapen ones.

Cucumbers hand straight and with the support of the trellis.

These cucumbers are Chelsea Prize English cucumbers from Renee’s Garden. They are thin skinned, crisp and have few seeds. The catalog description is glowing and accurate.

You can purchase a trellis or find many simple instructions for making them with a Google search. Some gardeners grow lettuce under the leafy cover.

You may also enjoy reading my earlier post, Growing Cucumbers.

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