Trellis for Cucumbers (Trellis Ideas for Your Backyard Garden) (2024)

FAQs

What style trellis is best for cucumbers? ›

Cucumbers aren't particularly worried about what type of trellis you use. The tendrils of the vines will grab fences, string, wire trellis, or tall cages and the plant will climb its way up. The structure just needs to be secured strongly enough to bear the weight of the vine and fruit.

Five to six feet is the optimal height for a cucumber trellis because it allows the plant to grow to its full potential while making harvesting easier for the gardener. There is no need for a trellis to be any taller. Otherwise, it would make harvesting difficult, especially if you are shorter in stature.

This cheap and easy garden trellis is made with two items. This Grip-Rite Ladder Mesh Block (currently $4.27 each – I paid $3.57 last year) at Home Depot and zip ties. That's it! You simply zip tie how ever many you'd like to use and arch them into your bed.

Growing your cucumbers vertically can save you several square feet of garden space, which you could use for growing other vegetables. Here is a very simple and inexpensive trellis that you could build in just a couple hours.

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.

TRELLISING CUCUMBERS, SQUASH & TOMATOES

If you plant on either side of the trellis 12″ apart, with rows off-center, 6″ squares are perfect for giving each plant, with one leader, its own vertical line to follow up. So tying them to the bottom also assigns each plant to their line and keeps everybody organized.

Cucumber seedlings grow fast! We like to start them in 4” pots instead of smaller cell trays, giving their roots plenty of space so they don't get root bound. These 4″ Pop-Out Pots work perfectly. Spaced about 12″ apart, we're able to grow up to four cucumber vines on our 4-foot wide deluxe cucumber trellis.

The easiest trellis to build is a simple A-frame shape, made from something as simple as bamboo and tied together with twine.

What is the best support for cucumbers? ›

Supporting Cucumber Plants on Trellises

That said, an ideal cucumber trellis should be at least 4 or 5 feet tall. Using a wide trellis allows you to grow several cucumber plants side-by-side up the same trellis, spaced about a foot apart along the base.

Cucumbers are natural climbers and, if unsupported, will sprawl across the ground. However, if grown at ground level, the plant is more vulnerable to rot, diseases and pests. Growing cucumbers vertically reduces the likelihood of your plant succumbing to rot and disease, since it improves the air circulation.

Growing your cucumbers vertically can save you several square feet of garden space, which you could use for growing other vegetables. Here is a very simple and inexpensive trellis that you could build in just a couple hours.