Cucumbers and beans on same trellis?
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Cucumber trellis position.
Comments (5)Actually, this is my first year with a cattle panel arch. I have seen some pictures with cucumbers and beans on arches, so this is my experiment. I have had good luck with cucumbers and my chain-link fence around the yard, so I would assume a cattle panel should be fine. Now, this year will be a bad test for my panels, as Iowa weather has been extremely wet this year resulting in a very late start and my squirrels are trying their best to irritate me. I'll let you know, how it goes. Dean...See MoreCucumber Trellis (pics)
Comments (27)IBsmilin asked, "What did you do with all those cukes?" Ate until I was sick of them, and processed a bunch into many different kinds of pickles including jars packed full of baby dills that I gave away as Christmas gifts. Gave a lot of the cucumbers away. I also bartered a couple bushels to different folks and in return received a couple bushels of apples, two whole butchered free range chickens, a couple pounds of ground venison, some maple syrup, and some free welding that I needed to have done. Decent trades as far as I was concerned... japus asked, "Your not affected by cucumber beetles?" Oh, they are around here. I see a couple of them every year but I have not had any kind of infestation since the late 90s. But I am not complacent and I watch for them like a hawk, especially when the plants are small. Sorry to hear you are having problems. I consider insect infestations a sign of imbalance in nature, so maybe some deeper research might help to understand what is going on in your area or garden in order to reduce the problem and put them in check. IMO, think of it this way: the infestation is not the problem, it is a symptom or the result of some other more fundamental problem that is occurring that you need to address. For example, are you somehow unintentionally creating a perfect habitat for them to thrive? Also, who or what are their natural predators and why are those creatures not doing their jobs? Follow the chain. Look for shortcomings and address them if possible. Wish you success with your efforts to solve your problem, garden pests can be very frustrating indeed. Take care, -Tom...See Morepeas and cucumbers on the same trellis at the same time?
Comments (4)Thanks for the response, and the tip about the zone in my profile. According to the zone finder, I'm in zone 9b, but it appears that zone 10a is less than 5 miles away in the next city. I was thinking maybe the peas would start producing before the cucumbers would take over the trellis. I ended up planting the peas and cucumbers on separate trellises this week....See MoreSharing trellis space -- beans and cucumbers?
Comments (1)Should work fine as the beans will be pretty much done producing by the time the cukes are beginning to bear. The 'bush cukes won't need a trellis...See More- 14 years ago
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