Cucumbers on a trellis grid in an open ground and the greenhouse
Growing cucumbers on a trellis grid

The technology of vertical cultivation of cucumbers in open ground and greenhouses suggests Proper tying and plant formation. The ideal option for this purpose is a special trellis grid.

In this review we will talk about how to make a cucumber trellis at your summer cottage.

Purpose and advantages of the trellis grid

The grid is a plastic canvas with square cells,mostly green. Experts recommend for the cultivation of cucumbers mesh with the size of cells15*17 cm.

Trellis grid for cucumbers
Trellis grid for cucumbers
Synthetic material has high strength, with proper installation is able to withstand heavy loads.

The essence of the use of the grid is that cucumber lashes are first sent along separate paths, then they are independently entwined with tendrils behind the cells, rushing upwards.

The popularity of the use of tapestry material is easy to explain its reliability, ease of operation and durability. It is successfully used in the cultivation of cucumbers and many other climbing plants. - bean crops, vegetable marrows, decorative flowers.

By the way, home-made nets made from scrap materials can be no worse than purchased ones. Another thing is that the latter do not require significant financial costs, so everyone makes the decision himself.

With vertical placement, the trellis net is the ideal support for cucumber beds.
With vertical placement, the trellis net is the ideal support for cucumber beds.

Using the grid solves several questions at once:

  • Saves space by 2 times. Despite this, more comfortable conditions are created for plants,growth and yield indicators are improving. This is a powerful argument for owners of small areas.
  • Increases fruiting. Uniform sunshine and airing eliminate cucumber rot, even in high humidity. The fruits do not spoil and ripen faster.
  • Provides convenient care. The scourge of cucumber bushes are clearly visible, they are easier to handle, weed, water, fertilize, harvest. Zelentsy always remain dry and clean, they do not need to look in the thickets. Harvest time is spent a little time.
  • Ensures aesthetic fit. in open areas and greenhouses. Vertical "screens" with green cucumber vines look attractive.
  • Installation and disassembly made easy.
  • Reuse, convenience of storage - it is easily rolled.

Types and schemes of structures

The support structure, on which the grid is stretched, can have different forms:

  • The simplest design is vertical U-shaped. For the manufacture of the frame using wooden bars, metal pipes and profiles. With a large length of beds needed intermediate stands.
  • Sloping. The frame is made with a slope to the surface of the earth.
  • A-shaped. Stable design in the form of the letter “A”, suitable for open areas. Landings have on both sides.

Tapestry do it yourself

With your own hands, it is easy to install and tension a trellis net in a greenhouse. As supports on the ends of the greenhouse set the columns of the beam height 2 meters to the size of the grid. The height of the structure depends on the size of the greenhouse. On the bed length of 5-6 m you need to put an additional 3 intermediate props. If reusable construction is planned, it is better to install wooden racks in sections of metal pipes dug into the ground. This measure will protect the tree from rotting.

The most reliable fixation should be ensured in the center of the trellis, since the mesh in this part will experience maximum load.
The most reliable fixation should be ensured in the center of the trellis, since the mesh in this part will experience maximum load.

On top of the racks, pieces of the channel are fastened with screws, into which a horizontal crossbar of a beam or pipe is laid. The net is attached directly to the crossbar. The second method is more convenient when a wooden lath is passed through the top of it, which is attached with a wire to a horizontal bar. This makes it easy to disassemble the trellis at the end of the season.

When installing a trellis construction on open ground, it is necessary to take into account the movement of the sun, placing it in the east-west direction. Cucumber bushes will thus receive the maximum amount of solar energy.

An error is the incorrect location of the supports when they obscure each other.

Proper fit and care in open ground and greenhouse

Cucumber seedlings are planted in a row at a distance of 35-40 cm under the trellis or in a two-line ribbon scheme in a staggered manner. It is recommended to choose cucumber varieties that give long lashes. When the shoots reach 15 centimeter length, you need to attach them to the bottom line of the cells. In the course of all development, plants need supervision and a garter, not all lashes crawl up on their own, they need to be guided, only after that they will weave.

After the shoots of cucumbers will gain about 15 cm in height, you must begin to attach the upper petals to the bottom line of the grid with your own hands
After the shoots of cucumbers will gain about 15 cm in height, you must begin to attach the upper petals to the bottom line of the grid with your own hands

Caring for cucumber planting is to comply with the agrotechnical rules required for this vegetable crop. The main ones are:

  • regular watering plants water at room temperature under the root;
  • timely quality fertilizing with complex fertilizers with microelements, ashes;
  • prophylaxis diseases;
  • deletion weed. 
When forming a bush, you need to remember the need for timely pinching the main stem for the development of lateral shoots, which produce the main crop.

Rules for growing cucumbers on the grid: garter and the formation of the bush

The technology of vertical farming includes the experience and knowledge of the traditional cultivation of vegetable crops. Not superfluous will be guided by them:

  1. Before spring planting of cucumbers, it is necessary to take into account that the best predecessors for cucumbers are tomatoes, potatoes, legumes, cabbage.
  2. Always needed preparation of beds, well fertilized with humus. It is better to cook them in the fall.
  3. Sowing seeds produced when the soil warms up to + 14-16 degrees, and the air temperature warms up to + 22.
  4. Planting cucumbers can be carried out as seeds and seedlings. Many gardeners practiced the combined method.
  5. For vertical trellis choose a place as protected from the wind. Draft - the enemies of cucumbers. In cold nights you need to cover landing non-woven material.
  6. To form a plant pinch main lash over the eighth sheet.
After pinching, the growth of the main shoot of cucumbers will stop, and the bush will begin to branch and form side shoots
After pinching, the growth of the main shoot of cucumbers will stop, and the bush will begin to branch and form side shoots
  1. Spend seed preparation by disinfecting and soaking before planting in growth stimulants. The best yield of seeds that are not more than 3 years. Last year's many barren flowers.

Conclusion

Competently installed trellis net will help solve many problems when growing cucumbers in greenhouses and in the open field. By adopting this idea, you can grow a quality crop even in a small area.