Advantages and rules of installing trellis nets for cucumbers

Cucumbers, as it is known, are a branchy plant and in the garden require a lot of free space for their long shoots and wide leaves. Many summer residents give free rein to their green pets, and they grow along the paths and even into neighboring beds. But what to do if the site is small, but I want to grow so much on it? Where to get enough free space for cucumbers to grow comfortably and feel good? Here you can come to the aid of a vertical method of growing, namely the use of trellis nets for cucumbers. What is such a grid, what is its use for cucumbers, which one is better to choose and how to install it - the answers to these questions, as well as good examples of using the photo, you will find in our article.

Cultivation on the grid: advantages of the method

This method has many advantages that are easy to notice immediately after the installation of this device.

1. The first thing that catches your eye is how quickly and with some pleasure long tenacious shoots will begin to climb the cellsstriving for warmth and sunshine, freeing walkways and paths between the beds. Significant space savings is one of the main advantages of this method.
2. After the first watering or rain, you will notice how quickly your plants have dried out, which significantly reduces the risk of fungal disease, such as powdery mildew for example. After all, it is known that this and other similar viruses like wet places that do not dry out for a long time.
3. Being in limbo, your plants and their the fruits are always clean and tidyand, most importantly, evenly ripened. After all, the sun is now freely illuminating all of the cucumbers as a whole, in contrast to when they were partially hiding under bushes and leaves, lying in the ground.
4. Your crop will not be able to overripe, because each fruit is in sight, and therefore will be disrupted in time.
5. Being at a considerable distance from the ground, in dry and warm conditions, your cucumbers will not become victims of slugs, as well as cats - big lovers of these vegetables.
6. Himself the harvest process will be much more convenient for you and enjoyable. And, as practice shows, the crop becomes more in such conditions of growth, which is another important plus.

How to choose a grid for cucumbers

Types of nets for cucumbers, as well as ways to install them, there are several. All of them have their advantages, and in order to better understand everything, we will focus on each of them.

Shpalernaya

The use of this type is considered the most functional, because it involves additional support, which makes the whole structure more durable and robust. Tapestries can be installed in any way depending on your desires and taste. This can be a vertical support or tilted, A-shaped and even an arc-shaped support.

All of these options differ from each other only in appearance and do not affect the growth and yield of cucumbers.

Plastic

The plastic option is a good alternative to the trellis grid for vertical growing of cucumbers. This is a very common method, and he earned his recognition of the high technical characteristics of plastic agricultural nets. The material has high strength, which allows the structure to withstand heavy loads, as well as a high level of wear, which will give you the opportunity to use the same mesh for more than one year.

Metallic

The strongest and most reliable construction that will surely serve you for several years and will definitely withstand any number of the richest crop of cucumbers. However, this method has drawbacks: the high cost of the material compared with the previous versions and the susceptibility of the metal to erosion. Unfortunately, over time, due to frequent watering and rain, your metal mesh may rust.

Installation of a trellis grid

Installing a trellis for cucumbers with your own hands is not so difficult. The main thing is to choose a suitable site so that the structure would not hinder anyone (about a meter and a half from other beds), and also stock up on everything necessary.

What is needed

For the construction of a trellis grid you will need:

1. Props. These are two columns of 1.5-1.8 m in height at the edges of the bed. The supports can be metal, wooden or made of durable plastic - this is not so important. The main thing is that they are sufficiently reliable and can perform their main task - to keep the entire structure under any conditions (strong wind or accidental mechanical damage).
2. Durable rail for fastening at the very top of the structure. It can be from any sufficiently durable and reliable material.
3. It is worth taking care of the holes for the screws, with which we fasten the rail on top and connect the supports together. If the construction is metal, it can be two welded corners with holes for the screw.
4. Net itself (trellis or plastic).
5. Twine or thick rope.

Step-by-step instruction

1. First of all, securely, deeply drive in (we dig in) two supports along the edges of the bed.
2. The grid, previously laid out on the ground, is neatly finely strung onto the rail, which will be on top of the structure. (This process will be similar to stringing curtains onto a cornice.)
3. After that, the rail with a grid on it, we screw the screws on both sides to the supports. It turns out the U-shaped building.
4. Next, straighten the net down, spiraling movements tying its edges on both sides to the supports with a twine or rope. Make sure the mesh is tight enough and kept in shape.

Everything, now to such a support for cucumbers, made with your own hands, you can tie up the plants themselves.

How to tie cucumbers on the trellis

To do this, you can use a nylon durable thread or twine. The main thing with the garter is that the nodules that you tighten on the stems of young plants do not overwhelm it and do not prevent the flow of juice from the root to the shoots.

So, gently, gently tightening one end of the rope at the base of the bush, we pull the second through the net to the upper rail, securing it with a strong knot. Make sure that the plant is not too stretched - this rope will simply serve as a guide for the growing shoots, which will lead them to the grid.

You can also use various special clips. With their help, already long antennae and shoots pinch simply to the grid at the height at which the length of the plant allows. Then it will make its own way, tightly clinging and entangling all the cells.

Now you know how to save space in the garden, using the method of growing cucumbers on a trellis grid, know how to set the grid over the beds, and also know how to properly tie cucumbers to the trellis.

Using this method, you will be able in practice to be convinced of its simplicity and functionality.