Outdoor cucumbers - how do you grow yours?
Posted: Fri May 12, 2017 7:05 am
Hi,
So germination of cucumbers was successful, they been re potted on and are looking healthy (fingers crossed / nothing guaranteed at the moment). I don't have a greenhouse so have to grow outdoor varieties. This year I have diva and jogger.
One thing I've not mastered is the best structure to grow them up. As I understand it, if you leave them to their own devises they will creep along the ground. But I want them to grow up due to slugs and space. I was thinking of putting maybe 5 canes together in a circle, tie at the top, place netting around this and then plant the cumbers on the outside to trail up. But, do I need the netting? Would they be able to just cling on to the canes?
Would love to know how everyone else deals with this.
Thanks
Pawty
So germination of cucumbers was successful, they been re potted on and are looking healthy (fingers crossed / nothing guaranteed at the moment). I don't have a greenhouse so have to grow outdoor varieties. This year I have diva and jogger.
One thing I've not mastered is the best structure to grow them up. As I understand it, if you leave them to their own devises they will creep along the ground. But I want them to grow up due to slugs and space. I was thinking of putting maybe 5 canes together in a circle, tie at the top, place netting around this and then plant the cumbers on the outside to trail up. But, do I need the netting? Would they be able to just cling on to the canes?
Would love to know how everyone else deals with this.
Thanks
Pawty