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Growing => Growing in Greenhouses & Polytunnels => Topic started by: LivvyW on May 28, 2011, 12:29

Title: What do you use for cucs to climb up?
Post by: LivvyW on May 28, 2011, 12:29: Canes? Nets?

Determined to get a few cucs this year.
Title: Re: What do you use for cucs to climb up?
Post by: Crumbly Oldy on May 28, 2011, 13:16: I have access to a 15 metre long greenhouse and use plastic orange fencing with a mesh of some 6" attached to a long wire. Obtainable from building stores. Seems most stuff is cheaper if you buy stuff meant for other purposes.
Crumbly Oldy
Title: Re: What do you use for cucs to climb up?
Post by: mumofstig on May 28, 2011, 13:43: any old bit of netting that's hanging around, for my cukes :)
waste not want not ;)
Title: Re: What do you use for cucs to climb up?
Post by: Epona_4 on May 28, 2011, 13:49: one strand of baling twine planted with the cuc when it goes into its final pot and attached to roof of greenhouse works a treat, same for toms too :)
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Post by: arugula on May 28, 2011, 13:51: String here too. :)
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Post by: Epona_4 on May 28, 2011, 13:54: great minds argyllie! :D
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Post by: arugula on May 28, 2011, 13:56: Must be! :D
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Post by: DD. on May 28, 2011, 14:02: Chicken wire - once up last years. Mine's been there at least 10 now.
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Post by: Paul Plots on May 28, 2011, 16:59: canes - easy to put in place and easy to pack away when the space is needed. ;)
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Post by: arugula on May 28, 2011, 18:08: Quote from: Learner on May 28, 2011, 16:59
canes - easy to put in place and easy to pack away when the space is needed. ;)

As is string. ;)
Title: Re: What do you use for cucs to climb up?
Post by: Paul Plots on May 28, 2011, 23:06: Quote from: argyllie on May 28, 2011, 18:08
Quote from: Learner on May 28, 2011, 16:59
canes - easy to put in place and easy to pack away when the space is needed. ;)

As is string. ;)

Ah but string will not form a rigid frame that can be anchored to the sides of a lean-to greenhouse to hold tomato canes & cucumbers. ;)
Title: Re: What do you use for cucs to climb up?
Post by: mumofstig on May 28, 2011, 23:12: I tie all my canes from one end to the other to/with a length of string :)

There is obviously no right or wrong way, we all have our own preferences ;)
Title: Re: What do you use for cucs to climb up?
Post by: Paul Plots on May 28, 2011, 23:25: Quote from: mumofstig on May 28, 2011, 23:12
I tie all my canes from one end to the other to/with a length of string :)

There is obviously no right or wrong way, we all have our own preferences ;)

I'll go with that :)
Title: Re: What do you use for cucs to climb up?
Post by: arugula on May 29, 2011, 08:07: That's quite right mum. ;) Our string is a good temporary, quick to put up and to take down, arrangement in our lean to whose normal function is a tool store/potting shed. :)
Title: Re: What do you use for cucs to climb up?
Post by: DD. on May 29, 2011, 09:11: My chicken wire just lines the side of the greenhouse. No taking up or down, doesn't get in the way. Not had to do anything with it in the last 10 years.
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Post by: Spana on May 29, 2011, 12:08: I use an old fire guard . :)
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Post by: JayG on May 29, 2011, 12:17: Assuming my cukes finally decide to stay alive, I shall be using ~~a combination of canes, chicken wire, string, wires and fireguards (chocolate and conventional)~~ canes (probably - first time I've had to do it but sounds about the easiest to me!) :)
Title: Re: What do you use for cucs to climb up?
Post by: mumofstig on May 29, 2011, 12:27: The 2 cukes in the g/house are sulking and look disinclined to climb anything at the mo.
However the 'spare' has climbed to the top of a pice of string tied to the curtain pole in the bathroom. It has 2 cukes fattening :lol:

Not the ideal place, I know, but I've no intention of upsetting it by moving it :nowink:
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Post by: arugula on May 29, 2011, 12:29: In the bathroom? Now there's different. :D
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Post by: mumofstig on May 29, 2011, 12:33: It's the only really bright window ledge I have, so a few seedlings start life in there.

The cuke probably likes the humidity as well ::) :lol:
Title: Re: What do you use for cucs to climb up?
Post by: JayG on May 29, 2011, 12:37: Sign of old age when the steamiest room in the house is the bathroom. :wacko:
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Post by: Paul Plots on May 29, 2011, 14:02: Quote from: JayG on May 29, 2011, 12:37
Sign of old age when the steamiest room in the house is the bathroom. :wacko:

Speak for yourself ;) :lol: