Cucumber Climbing Rack
Cucumber recycled climbing rack.
Over the last summer we used climbing racks for our cucumber plants to climb on. We picked up this steel ‘rio’ frame off the hard waste, someones waste is usually something we can find a use for. Recycling the rubbish allowed our cucmbers to grow upwards and save garden space by going vertical not horizontal. The cucumbers also like to get up there and into the sunlight and actually seem to produce more fruit than when they trail on the ground.
The frame worked really well for cucumber plants. We planted a cucumber at the base of each foot of the ‘A’ frame shape and once we had helped the plants get their grip they climbed and filled the frame. Climbing frames make it easier to find and pick the fruit. Also the small birds like Superb Fairy Wrens love to climb on the frame and pull off any insects that they find on the cucumber plants, they are the best organic pest controller you can find!
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Very impressive! We’re trying to “grow up” as well. Peas and cucumbers have been given climbing surfaces.
What a wonderful idea! I saw something like this A-frame at the garden center last weekend and wondered how it might be used…it’s on my list to pick up next time I’m there! I planted cucumbers for the first time and have noticed how they are starting to wander and spread so this seems really practical for saving space.
I planted pigeon peas as a green manure crop during the rainy season. I purposefully planted them in a line, and now have inserted branches to create a living trellis. Left some of the top branches in place to shade the plants from the midday sun. The cucumbers love climbing up them, and enjoying all the nitrogen the pigeon peas have put into the soil.
Beautiful foliage…very healthy! Nice job!