Cucumber Trellises - Pea Trellises (2024)

FAQs

Can I grow peas and cucumbers on the same trellis? ›

Various vegetables, flowers, and herbs make excellent cucumber companion plants. These include: Peas, corn, beans, and lentils: These plants' root systems increase nitrogen in the soil, benefitting your cucumber plants. Mature corn stalks also provide support for climbing cucumbers and shade.

What type of trellis is best for cucumbers? Simple trellises, like the stake and string variety, are perfect for growing cucumbers. Because the vines and fruit are relatively light, the setup can be simple. You can find materials to make a stake and string trellis at your local hardware store.

Long types of cucumbers grow straight when grown on a trellis, but they grow curled up if grown on the ground.”

Space cucumbers 36 to 60 inches apart (12 inches apart for trellised plants) in an area with abundant sun and fertile, well-drained soil with a pH of 6.0 to 6.8. Improve native soil by mixing in several inches of aged compost or other rich organic matter.

Just as there are good companion plants to grow with peas, there are also plants that will inhibit your peas from growing properly. Alliums like onions, garlic, and chives stunt the growth of peas. Avoid planting peas and alliums in the same garden beds.

Yes. Using a tomato cage to train cucumbers to grow vertically gives the plants plenty of room to breathe, helps form perfectly straight fruits, and helps prevent pests and soil diseases. When garden space is at a premium, vertical cultivation is ideal.

A healthy square foot gardening cucumber plant has a yield of approximately 5 pounds, and can also be grown vertically with support from a trellis. If you use the square foot gardening method in a 4×4 foot raised garden bed you can comfortably grow eight tomato plants and 16 cucumber plants at the same time!

Cucumbers and tomatoes can be planted by each other as they share similar growing habits and therefore you can grow tomatoes by cucumbers. Greg Volente from Greenhouse Today explains that: 'Cucumbers and tomatoes are two vigorous growers in a spring garden. They're both vining plants and share similar basic needs.

Let Cucumbers Climb

Trellised cucumbers are easier to pick and less susceptible to disease. Cucumbers do best if they can climb instead of spread over the ground. The tendrils of the vines will grab fences, string, wire trellis, or tall cages so that the vines climb the structures.

Do cucumbers need full sun? ›

Cucumber plants like sun, but are prone to scorching, so some shade is preferable. Encourage greenhouse varieties to climb to boost yields. Harvest fruits early in the day while it's cool.

Training Cucumbers Vertically

Cucumber vines will climb naturally, but you may need to help them out by training cucumbers. Some might stay on the ground and venture over to neighboring plants. In this case, gently wrap the vines around the trellis.

As with other squash plants, it is not advisable to plant zucchini and cucumbers together. Cucumbers are members of the Cucurbitaceae family, just like zucchini and so they will compete for space and nutrients. Also, growing several similar plants in the same area can make it easier for pests to find the plants.

You can comfortably grow two cucumber plants, spaced 6 inches apart, within a square foot. You may think that's not much, but take into consideration that cucumber plants are vigorous vines that can produce approximately five pounds of fruit per plant.

These fence posts have rebar-like ribbing with a 4-1/2” double welded anchor plate for increased hold in the ground making a sturdy support for these climbers! We use an Earthway planter for the peas— using the pea plate, which spaces the peas at 3” apart. If you're planting a single row, a 2” spacing is fine.

Additionally, beans and peas have similar growing requirements to those of cucumbers, so you don't need to do a lot of extra prep work if you want to grow these plants together. You can even use the same trellising system to support both plants if you're growing vining type cucumbers.

Growing climbing beans and peas on a trellis is a great way to maximise your garden's growing space, while providing habitat and shade that further helps your garden grow. There's all sorts of things you can use – what will suit you best depends on your garden's context, and what you're growing.