The Cucumber Trellis to Make You Jealous!

[@gaylekerr9826]

"unless you've got weany arms..." 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheRealWattLife]

You mean Alabama arms

[@tonyajackson8827]

OMG, you crack me up with your ‘make sure the preacher ain’t around!’ comment when working with taking down cattle panel!

[@janking2762]

I thread the conduit into the top panels of the plastic trellis netting. Skips fasteners, plenty strong, easy to remove at season’s end.

[@ScottFidler]

Good idea. I’ve been using some Velcro but I’m gonna try that next time.

[@mickeybarton860]

My mother uses a plastic garden water pitcher with a 18” or so pvc pipe taped to spout to side dress vegetables…..you don’t have to bend over or worry about getting on leaves. Need one with large enough opening on spout and a big enough piece of pipe for the flow rate you want.

[@margaretmorgan2745]

"You better make sure the preacher ain't around..." 😂

[@allantrafford6262]

Last year I planted 3 rounds of squash and the vine borers got every one of them. Over 40 plants. This year I didn’t have much faith in growing squash but I sprayed sevin on the base of the plants and so far I haven’t had any vine borers. I did see one moth and killed it. I know people frown on sevin but I’m just spraying at the base. I don’t know if it’s the sevin or if I just don’t have the insect pressure this year. I’ve learned that with gardening don’t get too excited when a plan comes together the first time. Too many variables. If you get the results a few times then you have figured it out.

[@carolavant3778]

Hey, Travis! I use the Hortonova trellis for my cucumbers, but I use 6' T-posts and run a 30 ft row. After the cukes are done, I leave the trellis up and use it for English peas in the Fall.

[@marktoldgardengnome4110]

Great minds think alike. However, we plant just the opposite. Peas as early in the Spring as possible, mid April, 1" apart both sides of a 20' trellis. Right next to the peas, 3 mounds each of butternut squash and sweet baby pie pumpkins. Usually mid May. Peas are usually done end of June, just before the Japanese Beetles show up, and the squash and Pumpkins are then taught to use the trellis. Good luck in your garden.

[@tekeslam9054]

Inspired by your tomato trellis, I built mine using 6.5 inch T-Posts, trellis netting and garden twine. PVC Tees, PVC Elbows and Conduits are too pricey for me. I used double twines to connect the T-Posts instead of conduits. I laid trellis netting on top of the T-Posts and the twines so that both sides are evenly spaced hanging from the twine. I used zip ties to tie the double twines and trellis netting to each T-Post. I used my small tomato cages to help control the trellis and guide the plants up to their trellis. In my 10 ft section, I’m planting 4 indeterminate tomatoes evenly spaced in the center 2.5 feet apart, 3 cucumbers on each side. In total, I’m planting 20 tomatoes and 30 cucumbers in a 50 x 5 row. Not sure if it’s going to work but worth a try.

[@tetonvalley7535]

Keeping Josh Sattin’s “Trellis to Make You Jealous” from four years ago alive and well for a new crop of Lazy Dog Fam gardeners; it is an easy and effective way to strongly support vertical growth. T posts, conduit and PVC fittings: buy them once and they last season after season

[@Emmylou2]

Travis, I really enjoy your straight forward, straight to the point, and very informative videos. You cover more ground…a little play on words there 😊…in your 10 minute videos than some KZbinrs do in in 30. Keep ‘em comin’.

[@shadyacrefarm1005]

Good video Trav. I love how neat and tidy your garden always looks.

[@Grammysgarden]

A good helpful video. I’m a 75 year old Gardener and have never trellised cucumbers until this year. I have an arched cattle panel and hope to train the cucumbers to go up and over. Have a wonderful day. I enjoy your channel so much.

[@kristinel6352]

I like using that poly mesh stuff. Use it for my 14 ft long gourd trellis. Its strong and holds up well. Plants vine right up nice.

[@davidmaxwell7029]

So I think I followed your suggestion on planting more than we would need. There are only two of us. Do you think 20 plants will be enough? LOL

[@ScottFidler]

If you have a smaller garden with no tpost driver and puller, use conduit for the tposts and hold them up with rebar. 90degree connectors at the top to connect the conduit.

[@TalkingThreadsMedia]

Please send some of your excess rain our way! 😇. Our squash plants (Adapazari from Turkey) are finally going in the ground this weekend! Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA - 5/21/2024.

[@ChristinesBackyardGarden]

Great trellis idea! Definitely better than a cattle panel. Thanks for sharing.

[@autumneidson]

I have tried a lot of different things for squash vine borers, planting radishes around the plant has worked the absolute best. This year I decided Id try putting near my garlic we shall see

[@petersoos498]

I use that technique on all of my vine crops including my indeterminate tomatoes and cantaloupes. I use conduit for my uprights instead of t posts for the extra height and weave the hortanova back and forth using the conduit as a threader so to speak.Then only tape at the 2 ends where it enters the pvc tee. At the end of the season simply remove the tape and pull the top conduit out and everything falls down to be rolled up and tossed. Happy Gardening

[@Planzman1]

Have u tried growing squash vertically to control vine boarers? Maybe try some vertical and some on ground to see if improves resistance.

[@jamesmarotta5650]

Inject BT behind the squash vine borer. Gave my squash multiple lives last season. Also gonna try growing them vertical this year.

[@fieldsandcreeks9973]

Better hope the preacher ain’t around is too true lol

[@terrysmallwood7373]

Keep on planting squash all season to stay ahead of the bugs!

[@barbaraengle768]

I counted 52 yellow squash on my 5 plants, I'm so happy..fried squash here we go!

[@mikekroschel4411]

Thanks for another great hidro

[@jeas4980]

I biofumigate and mask with radishes. I plant the radishes first, pull up about 70% for the root and "chop-n-drop" (I mix it in) the greens. The other 30% I let flower and get pods. I eat the young pods and seed save the old ones. I like to think it masks them from pests. I haven't had an issue with vine borers since switching to this method. Squash bugs take effort and an early morning soap spray.

[@pilsplease7561]

I spray pyrethrins for squash bugs if i do think they are around. Typically I get more fungal disease pressures in the fall given that I am coastal so while in a warm climate I get enough ocean cooling and moisture in the air to have fungal issues, Onions got hit bad last year, this spring my garlic got hit with Rust, and i knocked it back with azoxystrobin which is a systemic fungicide and one of just 3 that work on rust.

[@BrisLS1]

I stuck some long tree branches into the yard, about 5 feet tall with all kinds of interesting branches at the top. Then a ball of jute twin from walmart, a box of tomato clips from amazon, and a pair of scissors. It's been a couple weeks since plunking the grow bags under the line and clipping the seedlings to a single drop line each , and I have about 8 plants making flowers. We got a couple days of light rain here in VA, and now it's hot, sunny and dry. They are so happy, the dirt is cool and wet to the touch, but the sun is so hot, I can barely stand out there. Thanks.

[@charleselertii6187]

Thanks Travis! Chuck in Jensen Beach FL.

[@brentlebo9763]

If you use the electrical PVC, it lasts a lot longer in the sun. Because it’s meant for outdoors not like regular PVC pipe.

[@JohnDeWeese-lq4pf]

I picked up two of those 6" skinless seedless cucumber varieties this year. They are the ones you find usually seven or eight in a pack at the grocery store. Already harvesting some and they are very tasty. I think I'm giving up on zucchini and yellow squash. Just too many borers. I saw a youtuber Injecting her stalks of zucchini with a syringe full of bt filled water. She says the squash borer will die once it bites the stalk. It's just not worth it to go through all the troubles for me. They take up too much space. Thanks for all your hints and tricks of growing Travis.

[@ahabthecrab]

My golden glory squash needed pollination to form normal shaped and sized fruits. I had some grey squash planted in another part of the garden that I used to hand pollinate the golden glory squash so those grew fine. Without pollination the fruits were small and the end near the stalk was bulbous and the end near the flower was skinny.

[@mattpeacock5208]

I've never had a hard time taking cattle panel down. It's easy.

[@1jw298]

Do you have a video/ link on the tomato cages you have?

[@ahabthecrab]

Those cages look awesome!! I need some of those for next year👍🏼

[@LazyDogFarm]

Here you go: amzn.to/3wFPCXH

[@jimjam36695]

Are you doing a second planting of the Supremos later in the summer? Seems like they were just getting going in your Aug 11 video from last year. I am really surprised they looked that good in August. What day did you plant those?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I might depending on how long these hang around. I planted those others after our tomatoes were done last year I think, so probably around early to mid July.

[@Spondennysgarden7b]

Lazy dog, 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@billwallace341]

Cucumber looking good,Question if I order cucumber seeds for next year will they still be good for the next season?

[@kristinel6352]

Yes. Store them indoors, dry place that's cooler. I use seeds a few years old.

[@malcolmt7883]

Put seed in an airtight bag or container with a silica gel pack and store it in a cool area, like a fridge. They'll last several years.

[@Sasquatch7.62]

I wish you would show the work part of how you do things instead of cutting out and then like magic its all up and done. I like watching how people do their work. Thanks for the video, still learning alot from you!

[@lynnlovessoil]

Do you have a link for the netting?

[@malcolmt7883]

Search Hortonova. There's lots of options.

[@chadolson6889]

What is the size of that conduit you are using?

[@LazyDogFarm]

3/4" I believe

[@sylviamccann3051]

I need to move a few of my cucumber plants, they have outgrown my raised bed, will it hurt to move them now, I have no fruit yet but lots of flowers. Help!

[@LazyDogFarm]

I don't think they'll make that transition very well. You can prune the plants some if you'd like.

[@marvinbrock960]

I planted some beit alpha cucumbers last summer.. just wasn’t a fan.. they just seemed weird! Texture was different, skin was different.. I’m sure it’s just me.

[@atomicbd100]

Oh no! I have weenie arms!

[@carolynmoody9460]

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[@FREEFILMSALEX]

❤

[@usmsci]

It says Katrina is seedless. How do collect seeds to grow next time ? Lol

[@LazyDogFarm]

Same way you get those seeds from the seedless watermelons. lol

[@marktoldgardengnome4110]

I just looked up Katrina Cucumbers and they are an F1 hybrid. A cross. Seeds may germinate but are likely not true to what you grew, as they will take on the true characters of one or the other parent plants.