Cucumber plants aim high. They need something to hold onto so they can climb. Plant stakes or climbing aids help them grow healthily and bear more fruit more easily. Cucumber climbing aids - which ones are suitable for this?

Cucumber plants need space to grow. Therefore, plan the recommended planting distance. Also note that not every climbing aid is suitable for cucumber plants. Because tender cucumber shoots want coarse, fibrous material so that they don't slip off. Climbing aid for cucumbers - these are suitable:

  • trellis
  • rods or ropes
  • spiral rods
  • Self-made climbing aid

Sticks or ropes for cucumbers should be straight. The cucumber plants wind themselves around the trellis with their climbing organs and hold on tight.
Trellis is suitable for cucumber plants that grow wider and produce heavy fruits. Here you bind not only the main shoots, but also the side shoots.
Spiral rods with a smooth surface are suitable for tomatoes but not so much for cucumbers.

Do you want to grow cucumbers yourself? Then you should purchase suitable climbing aids for the garden or greenhouse in advance or make them yourself.

Suitable cucumber climbing aid for the garden and balcony

Anchor plant stakes made of bamboo, wood or metal with a non-slip surface at regular intervals in the garden bed and connect them with a net.

Fasten a 1 to 2 meter high plant support grid behind the tub on the balcony. Loosely tie cucumber plants over 10 centimeters high with cable ties or bag seals. Then gradually attach the cucumber shoots to the plant support grid as they grow.

Proven cucumber climbing aid in the greenhouse

Ropes, climbing cords or nets are ideal for the greenhouse. To fasten and extend the climbing aid, connect it to the roof construction and wrap it around the main shoots of the cucumber plants in a spiral according to the growth in height. Before the cucumber plants hit the roof, shorten the shoots and pinch out side shoots. This prevents limitless growth and promotes more flowering and fruiting.

Buy cucumber trellis or make it yourself?

For cucumber plants, it doesn't matter whether the climbing aid is bought or self-made. The advantage of a self-made climbing aid is that the size and shape can be customized according to the location and planting.

Build cucumber trellis yourself

You can easily build a stable and light climbing aid yourself from wooden posts and plastic nets. You need this:

  • wooden post
  • cords
  • plastic net
  • wire

After you have chosen a sunny, wind-protected cucumber location, simply fasten wooden posts into the ground at intervals of 1.5 metres. Make sure that the posts are still 1 to 2 meters above the ground. Then stretch the plastic net tightly around the posts. So everyone is connected.

tips and tricks

Do you still have an old swing frame? Then simply convert it into a cucumber trellis by attaching a net. Creative climbing aids create a visual eye-catcher in the garden.

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Vegetable garden