Why a Cattle Panel Trellis for Cucumbers makes the Best Harvests!
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- Growing cucumbers on a cattle panel trellis makes for the easiest harvests and the healthiest plants! See the benefits of a cattle panel trellis and a quick tutorial on how to easily construct your own cattle panel trellis for cucumbers.
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Hi, I just stumbled onto your channel trying to find out if I can trellis cucumbers. Apparently I can. You are such a big help and I will watch more of your videos.
Wish me luck as we are on year two of a garden. Last year it was horrible and we didn't even get to unbox a new canner. Haha
We move it to a sunnier location and already have 10 fold the food and caned 11 pints of green beans.
I'm so glad you're seeing such drastic improvements this year- that's awesome!!
I think you'll really appreciate trellis-grown cucumbers- the ease of picking alone makes it worth it in my opinion!
Best wishes for a wonderful season & thanks for watching!
Good luck!
I like cattle panel arches that face east/west.
Cucumbers on the east and tomatoes on the west. The tomatoes give the cucumbers shade during the heat of the day which I have found the cucumbers prefer. I keep the trellises about 3 feed wide at the base which makes the trellis about 7 feet high at center.
I love your channel…you’re a constant source of knowledge and inspiration.
Great tip- thanks for sharing!
You know how you just meet someone, and you're like..."I like her/him." ?That's basically what just happened. New subscriber here👍🏽. I enjoyed this video. Your presentation style meshes with my sensibilities. I can't wait to see more of your videos.
Thank you so much- that just made my day 😊. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I appreciate your support. Take care & have a wonderful day!
Yes!! Same here. 😃
I LOVE the idea of keeping the trellis a foot or so above the ground. I only raised them a couple inches last year and had a lot of fruit down low....
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Yes they are 😄
You are so wonderful on your gardening ideas! I love your channel!
I am from Bangladesh. Thanks a lot for this ideas. I live in a village. Most of the farmers of our village are cultivating cucumber now. I am also cultivating cucumber. I think, you idea is the best for me. Again Thanks.
It's wonderful to hear from you, all the way from Bangladesh! Best wishes for a wonderful cucumber harvest this year. Take care!
I love using a trellis for the cucumbers. My father always had them on the ground and powder mildew would show up. I started using the trellis 5 years ago and I haven't gone back! It also takes less space and I can plant more in the garden!
Thanks for sharing- I couldn't agree more!
Newbie gardener here. This will be my 3rd year and 2nd growing cucumbers. Last year I used two t-posts and a strong netting material. It actually worked really well. I will be using it again this year but I'm hoping to make a cattle panel arbor for my cucumbers purely for esthetics.
Love my cattle panel arbors! Have fun!
I am from Tanzania. A'm in love with horticulture and you added something potential to me on growing cucumber, very good madam! Good fruit quality. thank you for sharing the video.
I'm glad you are in love with horticulture- that's great to hear! Thank you for watching and take care!
Have a very small garden, so put a heavy duty tomato cage in the ground. Take another heavy duty one and place it on top of that one upside down and zip tie them together. Has worked well for me for things that need trellised. I did not think of this, read it as a hint somewhere.
Thanks for sharing, Sara! That's a great option for folks who don't have room for the cattle panels (they definitely take up some space). Have a great evening!
I just found this video andit’s very interesting.
I’m hoping you will explore other garden plants as well.
I am now a subscriber !
I’m glad you found it interesting and thank you for subscribing! For more plants on cattle panel trellises check out my video on tomatoes: ua-cam.com/video/fXwaL2y-yjU/v-deo.htmlsi=AsNsew35yybO8eIx and growing vertically: ua-cam.com/video/3C7e17bHxWY/v-deo.htmlsi=yFVrm42yzjRBUU_M
Thank You Jenna. Amazing thing about cucumbers. Evenings an inch long cucumbers with flower at the end grow to full size overnight! Yes, I use cage box around the plant, but trellis you show here in the video is far better way.
Most welcome!
So glad I saw this video, planted some bush with square trellis. I am also planting two of the longer variety and wanted to use a cattle panel this will work great.
I also love to trealis my cukes and I don't step on the vines as your doggie don't damage the vines.
If one makes seeds it stops production and treails you find em better on the hot days and catching them before turning yellow
Thanks for the teaching and your cucumber plants do look massive.
There are definitely a lot of benefits to doing this way! Glad you find the trellises beneficial as well. Take care!!
We have 2 trellises at our community garden but they are 7’ posts. We use 3 posts for each 8’ cattle panel or 5 posts for the 16’ cattle panels. I’m putting up trellises next month for my new boxes here at home and am definitely going to get the 8’ tall posts this time. After we set them 18” in the ground we lose a lot of height. They definitely needed to be in the ground more than a foot because they were leaning from winds and soil settling over the winter and I am in Boise, Idaho with heavy clay soil. Thanks for showing us the A frame, I’ve been kicking around getting one but think I might pass.
Been using cattle panels to grow our cukes over for years now. Works really good. Ours are arched over from box to box that you may have seen in our videos. Thanks for the info on how you do yours. Yeah I would say those on your A-frame have gone wild. LOL. Stay safe my friend and have a great rest of the week!
CB's Greenhouse and Garden I love those cucumber arches you use- I think that’s an ingenious way to grow them in those boxes. You have a wonderful rest of the week as well!!
I grow Diva cucumbers. They are a parthenocarpic variety and their vines can get super long and will quickly get out of hand if I allow them to sprawl along the ground. So I most definitely trellis them. I also use cattle panels but I bend my cattle panel trellis into an arch and grow cucumbers from both sides. It looks pretty cool when the vines grow up and over the top making a shaded tunnel and when the cukes are hanging down from the arch they are so easy to harvest.
I love my cattle panel trellises too, but I've yet to grow my cucumbers on them. I'll have to do that soon!
Building my version of these today. Thanks for the clear and illustrative video!
You’re welcome!
This is the method I am going to try this year. This will be my second time to grow cucumbers, my first time was a huge success (sprawling) but I often missed fruit and powdery mildew was an issue.
I hope you like it as much as I do!
I grew cucumbers on an A-frame trellis last year. I, too, envisioned a much neater experience. Haha. I had not considered moving them to my cattle panel trellis for this year…but you have convinced me that’s what needs to happen. Now the issue is, I have a 16ft trellis already…and 12 cucumber starts growing. Time to get a few more panels up! Thanks for this simple video - and inspiration to make a change this year!
That’s a lot of cucumber starts! I hope you like this trellis method as much as I do! I’ve got to get a few more up myself.
@@GrowfullywithJenna recommended plant spacing for trellis cukes?
LOVED THE VIDEO!
Thanks!
@@Hang10boards I space mine at least 3' apart, but more often 5' when growing full vining types on trellises. If you don't have issues with fungal & bacterial diseases you could go with tighter spacing- but I need all the air circulation I can get.
My bush cucumbers I used a large tomato cage, held up off the ground by bamboo stakes about a foot, winding my vines around it .
My other cucumbers I used the cattle panels, but I use zip ties tying them to my post ....like you in both cases leave about a foot up off the ground, for ventilation.
Great tip on the tomato cages- thanks for sharing!
First time growing cucumbers and I am using a mesh net trellis for my Boston pickling cucumbers. I also have mesh net clips instead of the velcro to guide the plants upward.
I've been meaning to try those mesh clips for my tomatoes, to see if I like them any better than Velcro. Sounds like you've got a good system going, Lawrence!
I loved your video and the cattle panel trellis idea. I won’t need anything near that large but again loved your trellis. After you hear my story you will probably think I’m a little crazy but so be it. I live in Arizona and several years ago I started a cactus garden on the end of our patio. That location is at the south end of the patio and gets a ton of sun and most of my cactus thrive there. I had one cactus for about 8 years but slowly added more until I now have 29 potted cacti and the granddaddy which is a totem pole cactus which has grown from a single stem (10” tall and 3” across) to now, 14 years later is over 9’ tall with 3 stems growing off of the original, the taller of these is almost 5’ tall. Okay, back to the trellis. I’ve recently added a few flowers and found a 3” pot with 2 - 2” tall Japanese cucumber plants at Home Depot. I love cucumbers so figured what better to add to my little garden. 2 months later it’s about 10” tall and filling out a 6 inch pot nicely. I’m going to add a trellis to give it the opportunity for vertical growth and will be using your idea, not with a cattle panel, but wire fencing and a couple rods attached to the patio lattice wall. Sorry, I tend to make short stories very long and I love my little cactus, and more, garden. Wish me luck and hopefully I’ll have some cucumbers to show in a few months. If interested I will sent pictures of my little venture.
Not crazy at all- your cactus garden sounds very neat! That's something I can't grow here and those types of things always intrigue me. Best of luck with your cucumbers, and I'd love to see pics!
@@GrowfullywithJenna How do I share pictures on here?
@@25911955 Unfortunately you can't share them here. You can email to growfullywithjenna@gmail.com if you like
@@GrowfullywithJenna Hi Jenna, I just sent an email with some pictures. Thanks,
@@25911955 Nothing came through- I checked the spam folder too?
And it looks beautiful!!! Thanks for discussing the spacing of the plants. Your videos are so helpful!
So nice of you- thank you!
Wow,that’s an Award winning cucumber 🥒.Awesome video thanks
Thanks 👍
I just love your channel thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge, tips, & tricks!!
It has helped me a lot & even boosted my confidence in gardening!
I'm so glad to hear this, Kim! I hope you have a wonderful garden season this year!
Thank you. Your videos are very helpful. Planning for spring on 2024.❤
Glad it was helpful and best wishes for a great '24 garden!
I have used cattle panels for cucumbers, tomatoes and such for several years now. I usually have four 100 ft rows of tomatoes and one 100 ft row of cucumbers.
That's a lot of tomatoes & cucumbers!
@@GrowfullywithJenna Yes it is but I have a lot of folks come by for them.
I use the teepee method with about 5 bamboo sticks in a large grow bag. Works great!
Fun!
Thanks for all your videos. All areas, all soils, techniques, and all zones may be different, but please continue on.
You're welcome
Thanks for your information,.. “ Watching From Kentucky “ The Bluegrass State 😊. I would grow mine growing up also ,.. it’s just easier on the back at my age and I do the same with my Cherry Tomatoes. Thanks 🙏 for all your great ideas 💡. Love 💕 to watch your videos. Very nice 👍,… thank you 🙏
Hello neighbor to the south!
Another excellent video 🔥🔥👍👍 I just love how happy you are with those plants .. I also love plants but due to my high allergies to like 35 environmental allergies (after moving to Texas from the Midwest 🤷♂️ ) I try to limit my trip outdoors .. I grew up on a farm in Kerala, India. Red rice, ginger, turmeric, cashews, black pepper, mangoes, bananas, rubber trees, teak, and a million more items 😂
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Allergies are no fun at all!
Sounds like your farm in India was amazing!
Rewatching this and noticed the Hay Dance music was a plus.
I'm old and don't like the ground for my cucumbers, We had a back yard satting area in partial shade of my medium sized apple trees and I would being in the shade would look for my cucumbers in a trailis partly because so handy and the plants would usually last and last ,I believe cucumbers do last longer and healthier in partial shade but I also hear sunny location.
It’s definitely a handy way to grow them! I’ve not grown them in partial shade- may have to give it a try next year!
MY PUP LOVES CUCUMBERS 😊
love trellis for all kind of claiming plants.
Absolutely!
I've been using the trellis method for years and it is great. My problem is that I plant too many seeds too close together, I can't help it, but I have honey bees and they pollinate very good and I love their honey. I find cucumbers that are too big and toss them out in my yard. I really do like the "Summer Dance" variety, check that out. Summer Dance has no bitter taste and I eat the whole thing without peeling it. I get seeds from "Pinetree seeds".
I like 'Summer Dance' too! It's very similar to Tasty Green.
Love the idea - will have to still that one for next year - thanks again
Glad you like the idea David! I hope it works well for you!
Have not grown anything trellis, I am going to try this method this year.
I'd love to hear how it goes for you!
i did the same year. it turnd out great! thx!
Great to hear!
Thanks for the video. 3 plants every 16 feet...I was going to be planting way too close on my trellises!
I like to ensure they’ve got plenty of room- especially to encourage good air circulation and avoid some of those diseases!
Really love your channel. Thanks for all the great tips and info. 😋
I'm so glad to hear that and you are most welcome- take care!
I'm chiming in to mention that burpless cucumber varieties tend to be less attractive to cuke beetles. Thanks for the helpful video, I especially liked that you showed how to set up!
Thanks!
Looking forward to trying it!
I hope you like it!
Hi Jenna. I just found your channel so I'm watching this out of season. I had to comment since I found someone else who's dog loves cucumbers. My sweet Brody would pull the vines down to get to the cucmbers.
Kim Anderson awe, thanks for sharing- I’m glad to hear my dogs aren’t the only ones who do that!! I hope Brody leaves some cucumbers for you! What kind of dog is Brody?
@@GrowfullywithJenna Brody was a pit bull. I lost him august 2019 to cancer. He got his far share last year...sliced on a plate.I guess that's the biggest reason it really touched my heart to see your dog eating that cucumber.
Kim Anderson I am so sorry for your loss. It is so incredibly difficult to lose a beloved dog. I’m glad he got his fill of cucumbers 💚💚💚 Thank you for sharing this wonderful memory of him with me.
Very inspiring and helpful insight! Thank you!
Glad you think so!
Thanks for the video.
You’re welcome!
Wish I could be your apprentice boy! Beatles always get to mine in late season!
Yeah, cucumber beetles are a major issue here. The year I filmed this video their populations were surprisingly low. They more than made up for it last year.
Great video, definitely going to try this!
Thanks! I hope it works as well for you as it has for me!
Great tips!
Excellent lesson Jenna. Nice stand of cucumbers too! I can attest to loosing cucumbers on the ground. That is one thing you can count on if you do it that way. ;) Favorite way? ha ha ha ha, well over here we prefer the jungle approach on most things. lol. But really, vertical is best. Funny you mentioned bush there. We did 8 carolina hybrids (up) last year with 8 bushes in the foreground. Became a jungle. 😜Lot of produce though!
Jules Small Gardening goodness, when you have that many cucumbers I suppose you can afford to lose a few! And hey, that jungle approach is working pretty well at your place! Loved seeing the pole beans in the trees .
@Growfully with Jenna Well, I would say I told you so, but I really had no idea when I started the experiment. We have 6 vines getting way up there now. Ladder time. lol. Thanks for following our crazy experiments. Truly. 😜☀️
@@JulesGardening those are the best kinds of experiments... when you have no idea what the heck's going to happen!
Growing on the ground sucks. I used wire fencing like you on your small trellis and had the same problem as you with harvesting them. They were hard to locate and a disaster all the way around. Someday I will use the cattle panels and be like the smart people and have nice fruits and easy harvest. LOL
thank you
Do you leave the cattle pannels up and plant in the same area the next year? Loved this video btw - new subscriber!
I often do. I try to rotate what I plant on them- for instance one year I’ll do cucumbers, the next tomatoes, the next I might do pole beans. They all work well on this type of trellis.
Great help! Thank you
I'm glad you found it helpful! Thank you for watching & I hope you have a great week!
inspiring!
Thanks!
Going to try this, hoping it deters the insects from killing my plants.
Are you dealing with cucumber beetles?
Oh how I wish I could drive a stake in my ground. But no, I can't. I've tried. OH and did you say you planted 3 plants for 16 feet?! Oh boy I'm in trouble with 4 plants in 8 feet, lol But it was as long as my trellis was. I am using that wire you put in a concrete pour because I had it.
I'll admit, it's not my most favorite task! And yes, 3 plants-- and these are all full vining types, if you have a more restricted vine variety, I'd go with a few more plants. I've done up to 6 on a 16 ft. panel, but find that things just get too crowded for my preference.
I have 70 5-gallon buckets that are in frames that are 3' off the ground so I don't have to get on the ground. I connected two end to end 16' cattle panels and install them in an arch shape. My cucumbers have taken off and they are growing up to the top of the arch and are growing across now. My thing is how do you harvest the cucumbers from the top of the arch? I assume I'm gonna have to get a step ladder! Lol But yes i'm a firm believer in keeping your vegetables off of the ground
Nice. Will this work with zucchini and other squash that grow long vines?
In general, yes. But it's going to depend a lot on what variety you are growing. Zucchini often don't put on enough growth to make a big trellis worth while. If you're growing an indeterminate zucchini or summer squash (versus a more bush type) I find that a smaller support works well and is less work to put up; sometimes I just use a single stake and tie them up to that. For winter squash and melons- you can make this work, but they often require a little more assistance, in terms of both tying up the vines and supporting the fruit. Again, dependent on the variety, some types don't form as many curling tendrils that cling to a support as well as a cucumber would. Melons & squash are also typically heavier than cukes and you'll see folks support the fruit in slings or other types of support when the fruit get larger. As an example- last year I grew Gurney's Li'l Sweet Melon (a personal size cantaloupe) and it crawled up a trellis on its own with no help whatsoever from me. My watermelon did not climb at all. I also grew a Tromboncino squash. which I'm pretty sure would climb over a house if you let it- that would be a great candidate for a trellis like this. That's a bit of a rambling answer, but I hope it helps!
Love the Cattle Panel idea, btw how did you prep your Cucumber bed? Thank you!
Thanks! That cucumber bed was a rather last minute addition, as I had run out of space in my garden & needed a place for my cucumbers. I laid a strip of weed barrier fabric down on the lawn for about 2 weeks to kill the grass in the area I wanted for my bed. Then I went over the area twice with a broadfork to loosen up the clay soil. I then added several inches of mushroom compost and worked in with a garden fork. Added the trellis, planted and mulched everything with grass clippings.
@@GrowfullywithJenna Awesome! Reminds me Christas garden channel how she preps an area just like how you did to plant her watermelons. Thanks Jenna!
Will this work with pickling cucumbers? How far apart would you plan them?
I wish I could even get my cucumbers to even close to what yours look like.
What trouble do you have with your cucumbers?
@@GrowfullywithJenna they don’t get big leaves like that, always seem like there getting some type of disease or fungus, kinda airy, not full and thick like yours. Just never had good luck with them, wish I did tho, any tips and tricks you may have regarding watering and fertilizing will, help. But I will say I am not very good at hardening them off, just feed em right to the wolves.
@@caseyarmstrong7064 Have you tried direct sowing them? You may have better luck. Seek out disease resistant varieties also!
@@GrowfullywithJenna no I haven’t, but thank you for the advice
3 plants per 16’ panel? Subscriber. Thanks
Definitely considering this....just need to figure out how to transport these monsters from the store to home.
That is the major downfall of cattle panels! Concrete reinforcing panels or remesh can work in a similar way and are easier to transport.
Great video! You said you plant only 3 cucumber plants for the whole 16' panel? Did I miss hearing what kind?
Thank you Rita! Yes, I planted 3 plants, three different varieties. I had a Beit Alpha type called 'Ofelie', a Japanese slicer called 'Tasty Green' and a pickler called 'Dafne'. Take care!
Hi, You have a really nice channel, DO you have much disease or pest pressure where you are at? Mine have been suffering from pickel worms, any ideas? How do you keep them looking so green? Keep it up :)
Hello & thank you! Oh my goodness-- so much disease & pest pressure here! I don't have pickle worms here, so I'm afraid I can't give you any recommendations from experience. What I do have is cucumber beetles and squash bugs, and I've yet to figure out a good way to control the cucumber beetles organically, short of growing the plants under netting. This might be an option for pickleworm as well. The adult moths lay eggs on the plant itself- so if you keep it covered with netting they can't lay their eggs. One thing to keep in mind- if you are growing a variety which requires pollination, you will have to take the netting off to allow this to happen (or hand pollinate), which will expose the plants for a short time to the adult moths. However, there are parthenocarpic cucumber varieties available, which do not require pollination to set fruit, and these would not have to be uncovered. Best of luck!
Panel trellis is a great idea. I will try to do that next year. The cucumbers are nice and straight. Can you put the cucumbers back on this same trellis next year or do you have to rotate some other veggie on this trellis? Are their Certain varieties that are less susceptible to plant blight and bugs?
That's a great question Jane! If possible, it would be a good idea to grow something else on the trellis the following year (and optimally waiting until the 3rd year to replant cucumbers in the same spot). I'll be rotating mine out with tomatoes, beans and peas. TIn terms of resistance to blights & bugs-- Cucumber beetles specifically are stimulated to feed by the chemical cucurbitacin (which makes cucumber skin bitter), so supposedly 'burpless' varieties or non-bitter varieties are less attractive to cucumbers (and tastier for us). Then there are a few varieties which have resistance to Bacterial Wilt (the devastating disease which cucumber beetles spread). County Fair, Gemini, Little Leaf-19, Saladin all supposedly have genetic resistance. I cannot speak to this personally, as I have not grown them, but found this information on the University of Maryland Extension. As far as the blights- the most common being Alternaria leaf spot, Gummy Stem blight and Phytophthora Blight, resistances to these do not seem to be common, but are best controlled with cultural practices. To prevent blight regularly remove diseased foliage and cover the soil with 2 inches of organic compost or mulch. This will stop blight spores from splashing onto the vines. Use drip irrigation or a soaker hose instead of overhead watering to prevent splashing. Trellis your cukes and prune excessive foliage periodically for better in air circulation. You can also utilize an organic copper spray as a preventative, starting 2 weeks before blight typically shows up in your garden. I hope this helps!
@@GrowfullywithJenna Thank you for all the great information
Jane Lavy you’re welcome!
Pole Beans would be a great rotation crop and would leave the soil in great condition.
This is what we do
Glad to hear it!
Great video! Where did you get your scissors from?????
I love that little thing! I got it from AM Leonard: www.amleo.com/hands-free-ring-pruner/p/RP2
@@GrowfullywithJenna thank you so much! I am super excited!
what are your spacing numbers on these lovely pups?
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I have some farm land but not properly implement for farming
I am glad to hear you have some farm land. I hope that someday you are able to properly implement.
At the end you mentioned a cuc' variety that doesn't need a lot of space. What would the name of that variety be? Thanks.
There are quite a few, but some that I've grown include: Pic-a-Little, Patio Snacker, Saladmore Bush and Garden Bush Pickle.
I like your trellis plan. Just one question. How important is that 3 plant for 16 ft section?
You can go with more plants if you like- I have major issues with mildew/fungal diseases here, so good air circulation is very important for me. May not be an issue where you are growing!
Hi Jenna, I have six English cucumber plants . They started to flower, but five out of six giving only male flowers. I don’t see any female flowers on them . What should I do to prevent this? Advice please. Thanks.
Great video!! & Wow that's only 3 plants!? What variety cucumber is this?
Thank you, JamieLeigh! Yes, just 3 plants and they are three different varieties. I had a Beit Alpha type called 'Ofelie', a Japanese slicer called 'Tasty Green' and a pickler called 'Dafne'. Take care!
Going to try this this year. Ususally we have them on the ground and they sprawl out wasting room
I think you'll love growing them this way! Such a space saver!
I like your set up. Do you grow tomatoes also?
Thanks, Aaron. I really do like the cow panels for trellising cucumbers- I get great results! And I see you found the tomato video. Take care & have a wonderful week!
Can you plant 3 on each side or does one plant grow through to each side?
Hi Haley, the plants grow through onto both sides of the trellis so I only plant 3 total. Take care!
A couple of question. Do you prune your cucumber plants? Do you remove suckers? I’ve let mine go and it seems a little overwhelming to figure out the suckers at this point to remove them. I have been pruning mine at the lower level but not so much anything above 6 inches
Thanks for the question! The only time I prune my cucumbers is if I have diseased or broken vines or if I just can't get a vine to work its way toward the trellis.
@@GrowfullywithJenna thanks for getting back to me. I have a lot of cucumbers growing, that was why I didn’t want to prune because I would lose all of those potential cucumbers.
@@shadyfieldhomestead1974 you're welcome! As long as your plants look healthy I wouldn't worry about it. Best wishes for a bountiful harvest!
what variety of cucumber is this? where do you get your seeds from?
The varieties I'm growing in this video are 'Ophelie' (Beit Alpha type or Persian type), 'Tasty Green' (long Japanese slicer) and 'Dafne' (pickler) all from Gurney's Seeds.
my cucumbers are about 60 days old from germination. They are starting to produce cucumbers now and they're only about 4 to 5 feet tall up the cattle panel, probably closer to the 4 feet mark maybe slight taller. Last year I don't remember too well but I thought they took a while to crow up the trellis then as well. However, my question is at about 60 days old, is 4 to 5 feet normal for them? Or at this point should they have grown up the trellis much higher?
I believe when I shot this video, these plants were right around 60 days. But so much depends on the variety you're growing and growing conditions. There are definitely some varieties that have more of a restricted vine habit and only grow to 4-5' total. But everything I had on this trellis was a very full-vine type (and early maturing). Optimal water & nutrition make a huge difference too. Sometimes my cukes (and other plants too) seem to not be growing and suddenly we'll get a nice rainfall and they'll shoot up 2 feet seemingly overnight.
I would love to use cattle panels for my garden but unfortunately have no way of getting them home. Thank you.
Sorry to hear that. That trellis netting for vegetables might be an option?
I love watching the "garden dogs" esp when they]re known to eat your vegetables. Mine only eats grass.
Haha! Yes, they do love the veggies!
Hi, I am planning on trellising some of my plants this year, but wondered about which direction is best to run the beds/trellis. Do you run the length of them north and south or east and west? I'm thinking east to west, because last year when I trellised my Purple Hull Peas, the east side seemed to get more sun and produced more beans, whereas the west side of the trellis did not get as much sun (may be due to neighbor's trees), and thus did not produce as much.
The trellises shown in the video are running East to West. But- I have a similar trellis set up at my parent's and it is running North to South- both perform well. I've been told that N/S orientation is optimal- but I find it more important to take into account what you are planting (make sure the tall stuff doesn't shade out the short stuff) and any trees or building that might shade your plants-- as you mention!
What is the best fertilizer ?
I use this with my cucumbers: www.gardensalive.com/product/vegetables-alive-fertilizer
Question, if I want to pickle cucumbers do I just harvest them when they are a size I want?
Yes!
hey, how tall is the cattle panel?
I've found growing them on the ground is a major waste of space. When the plants get big, by the time I find the cucumbers, they are overgrown and only good for chicken feed. So this year I plan on trying the cattle panel method.
Same here! I think you will love growing them on panels!
How do you remove the trellis after the growing season can you reuse them
Great question, Marina. I don't always remove the trellis. I often leave them up for several years and just reuse them for other crops- I use these same trellises for my tomatoes, peas, pole beans etc. When I want to take them down & move them, I just cut the wire and/or twist ties and pull the t-posts out of the ground.
What variety of cucumber you use for your cattle pannel trilis
Hi Marina, the varieties I'm growing in this video are 'Ophelie', 'Tasty Green' and 'Dafne'. Any full vining type will work though. Take care!
Have u tried an arbor for cucumbers
I've grown Armenian cucumbers on an arbor in the past, which worked really well due to their extremely vigorous vining habit. Any full vining type of cucumber should also work well on an arbor. Take care & have a great weekend!
Do you go to the trouble and redo th the trellis every year so you are rotating your crops?
No, I grow tomatoes and pole beans on the same setup, so I typically just rotate through all of these crops.
what size cattle panel dud you. use? ive seen 50" x 16' and 50" x 8'
50" x 16'
@@GrowfullywithJenna ok thank you. Do cucumbers need more vertical space than just 50”? I was thinking I needed to make it 8’ tall ha. I can see it working for something like pickling cucumbers
@@usmsci in the video I show them mounted 12" off the ground, but I've started mounting them about 24" off the ground, which gives me a total height of approx. 6'. Most of my cucumbers still grow much taller than this, but I train them along the top of the panel.
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Thanks
What is variety if your cucumber
The varieties I'm growing in this video are 'Ophelie' (Beit Alpha type or Persian type), 'Tasty Green' (long Japanese slicer) and 'Dafne' (pickler)
Where can I find the panel?
Typically any farm supply type store will carry them. I got mine at Tractor Supply Co.
I like tomahooks for my cukes and toms. Even easier than this method.
Did you say you are only planting 3 plants to 18 feet of fence? That's amazing if only 3 plants will cover that whole fence.
Yes, 3 plants per fence.
@GrowfullywithJenna ....... thank you for the response. I will be planting alot less cucumber plants this year.
cattle panel arch..... with 2 plants
Yes- that's definitely a great option as well! Thanks, Alan.