With zucchini and cucumbers, is it better to use those wire cones used for tomato plants?

Because cukes grow on a vine, The cones would not work. Its better to plant them near something they can grow upwards on. I always plant mine a few inches from the cyclone fence. When the vine gets tall enough to reach the it, gently lace them in and out between the wires. they will then cling to the fence themselves. It keeps the cukes from touching the wet ground when watering, less bugs, They get more sunshine so they grow faster and bigger, and that way its much more convenient. If you don't have a fence like that, any thing that they can cling to that will hold the weight. like wooden stakes. Zucchini will grow right out of the ground.

With zucchini and cucumbers, is it better to use those wire cones used for tomato plants?
I wouldn't they can become lodged inside the wire and make it difficult to remove. First of all zucchini plants will get large but they don't vine out like a cucumber.


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The link below gives you what is called a high tunnel


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I would imagine the yield would be unbelievably more since you could plant more.


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I use bamboo poles attached at the top with small hole and wire strung through to hold it in place "Tepee" style.
Reply:With cucumbers it is often a good idea to give them something to climb up. I use netting attached to a tripod of wooden poles. If you let cucumbers trail on the ground they often get dirty and rotten where they touch the soil.





Zucchini grow in bushes and the zucchinis are held off the ground by the plant, unless they get too big. The plants are very heavy so those cages would not be able to hold them, and are not necessary.
Reply:Two years ago we grew our cuc's on vines. We ran 4' posts down the rows and ran a heavy jute twine back and forth for them to attach too. They did fine and the jute could be composted at the end of the year. As far as the zuc's go, they would be to heavy and spread out to far for a cage. Your best off planting them in rows 4' to 5' apart. With both the cuc's and the zuc's, I would spread straw down around the plants all the way down the row. This will help to retain moisture, prevent weeds and help to prevent rot on the fruit resting on the dirt. Do not use hay for this since it might contain seeds from weeds. Good Luck.
Reply:You'll do fine with the cones...I have mine in a wire cage structure just like the tomatoes and they are doing better than ever...a friend of mine has a small farm and produces cukes every year to sell, they grow in cages too and the vines have never broken under the weight of the cucumbers.
Reply:Cucumbers do far better when they can climb. i found this out accidental when one climbed up a telephone pole . that vine went up all of 18 feet, had the biggest and most of all the vines that year. now i plant next to the fence so they all can climb. sorry i don't think it would help the zucchini as they are more of a bush.
Reply:Never heard of that. Tomatoes grow up and bush out. Most cucumbers, except bush cucumbers, and zucchini trail on the ground. They just trail out and produce. If made to trail upwards the fruuit would be so heavy it would break the vine.
Reply:You can use them..sure. Zucchini is not really a vine though but you can use them for cucumbers or any other climbing veggie.