Cucumbers grow best vertically as well as horizontally.They will get something to climb on and support them as they grow.When growing cucumbers, tricines are a crucial tool because of their ability to fight pests and diseases.Cucumber plants are easy to train to use the truncles.
Step 1: There are 9 wooden poles or stakes that are 4 feet long.
Choose poles with square 1 in and square 2 in faces.The poles should be the same length.
Step 2: A 4 in hole is needed near the top of 2 poles.
Put the hole down from the top of the pieces.To create the 2 holes, use an electric drill.
Step 3: If you want to overlap the holes, place the poles on the ground.
Place one pole on top of the other.Line the holes up.If you look through the holes, you should be able to see.
Step 4: The poles need to be fixed with a carriage bolt.
The poles should be bolted together if the carriage bolts through the two holes.The 2 poles are held together by a bolt.
Step 5: The bottoms of the poles should be 3 feet apart.
The poles should be on the ground.Take the end of a pole and pull it apart.They should be joined at the hinge to create an "A" shape.
Step 6: There is a wing nut on the carriage bolt.
The first "A" set of legs are formed by the lock of the 2 poles.
Step 7: Two more 4 ft (1.2 m) long poles are needed to create another set of "A" legs.
The above steps are repeated with 2 more poles.The A set of legs should be formed by these 2 poles.
Step 8: Put the "A" legs on their sides and 4 ft apart.
The A shapes should not be parallel to the ground.One leg should be on the ground with the other pointing up and out.They are now called "L" shapes.
Step 9: The "A" shapes need to be connected with another pole.
Use a power drill and heavy-duty screws to attach the fifth pole.The fifth pole should be on the ground.As you attach the fifth pole, keep the legs turned on their side.
Step 10: Attach a pole 6 in (15 cm) to the legs.
The legs on the ground are the lower legs.Use a power drill and heavy-duty screws to connect them together.A top bar is needed to fix your nets.
Step 11: There is a pole at the bottom of the legs.
They can be held together with a power drill and heavy-duty screws.This creates a lower bar to fix the problem.
Step 12: The upper legs have the netting-bar steps on them.
The legs are off the ground.Use a power drill and heavy-duty screws to fix 2 additional netting bars.Just like before, place them 6 in from the top and bottom.
Step 13: Stand the frame over the cucumber plot.
The A shapes should point straight up.The "A" shapes should be on the ground.
Step 14: The 4 legs of the trellis should be pushed into the soil.
Put pressure on the legs to push them down into the soil.The top bar should be parallel to the ground.
Step 15: Next to 1 of the legs, drive a 2 ft stake into the ground.
Tie the stake and leg together with twine.
Step 16: The other 3 legs should be tied with the same procedure.
Extra support can be provided by these stakes.
Step 17: Hammer 1 in nails halfway into the bars.
The nails should be 6 in (15 cm) apart.Don't hammer the nails all the way into the bars.
Step 18: To make a net for your cucumbers to climb up, tie clotheslines to each nail.
The clotheslines should be about 3 ft long.Use a piece of clothesline to connect the 2 screws on the netting bars parallel to the legs of the "A" stand.Heavy twine or flexible wire can be used in place of a clothesline.
Step 19: Cucumbers can be planted below the vines.
Cucumber plants are 1 ft (30 cm) apart.There are rows underneath the bottom netting bars.Cucumbers can get root damage if you wait to plant them.
Step 20: Wrap the vine tendrils around the clothesline.
vines will emerge once your plants start growingYou may have to blow them around a few times.They are trained to climb on the fence.
Step 21: As the vines grow, keep winding them around the clothesline.
Cucumbers are trained to grow upward and climb onto the vines.After your vines have grown about 1 ft (30 cm) in length, they will most likely begin climbing the vines on their own.
Step 22: Keep an eye on their progress throughout the growing season.
Keep an eye on your cucumber plants and train any vines that don't naturally start climbing.