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Post by ET on May 19, 2015 6:29:08 GMT -5
Having a garden is a joy for some to begin with but it also seems to encourage creativity. Last year I was observing some articles on the use of a trellis where the cucumbers hang instead of laying on the ground. I was so captivated with this approach I had to give it a try. To start with I needed some height and since my lady friend had some large flower pots for spices she wasn’t using I thought these would work well for base height and housing the cucumber plants. As for flat bed framing there were some old framing posts for awnings that I combined and placed on top of the large pots. Not seen in the picture below is nylon string strung across the longitudinal gaps to help support the future vines. There are two of these setups where two different types of cucumbers will be grown. They are Burpless and Tasty Green cucumbers. Anyway here is my Red Green creation to try. Will provide pictures later on how well this project works.  Ed |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2015 7:39:13 GMT -5
That's awesome! My neighbor uses a chain link fence and she can't keep up with her cucumbers. If you look in my picture I used some small fencing my wife bought at a garage sale and planted my cucumbers and beans and peas next to the fencing.
Good luck with your garden.
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Post by ET on May 19, 2015 8:40:06 GMT -5
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I did notice some fencing in your picture but didn’t want to impose with too many questions.
My choice for trellis construction was more motivated with freebie components on hand.
The grey matter got a little exercise during this project, chuckle.
Once the garden gets going I hope to share some pictures as well as learned dos and don’ts. There appears to always learn something new. Hope to see more pictures from you and others when their garden’s gets going. There's always new ideas that can be learned and shared.
Also hoping you have a great garden this year.
Ed
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Post by al53 on May 19, 2015 9:43:38 GMT -5
I use the lattice to grow cucumbers on...put on a slight angle and train the vines to grow up it and the fruits usaly form on the bottom side of lattice and easy picking...also good for growing peas on...the vines just creep up on it...again easy picking...
I use to have a big garden when the kids were here ...20x50 as we canned and froze every thing...now that are gone I just do a 10x10 garden...and a small herb garden for fresh herb to make sauce and other things....some things I dont plant as its cheap to get at the farmers market or COOP..like carrots...onions...radishes...potatoes..lettuce...I grow green veggies and tomatoes for sauce salads and SALSA..and summer squash for grilling...
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2015 10:09:31 GMT -5
The small fencing I put up is a testy run and like you it's just what I had laying around. I like the lattice idea though. Might look into that. Our garden is 8x32' we have a small back yard so we are doing what we can. Most people think our garden is huge but that's city folk talking they just don't understand. Lol
I'll try to keep up to date pictures!
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Post by rambler on May 19, 2015 10:11:16 GMT -5
Here's the trellis I'm using this year. got some bamboo from across the road. Tried tying the bamboo up with jute twine but ended up drilling holes and screwing them onto the landscape timbers with 3" decking screws. I wasn't gonna grow a garden this year but Ed's endeavors got me back in the mode. Darn you Ed 
That's a raspberry bush to the right of the trellis.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2015 11:12:36 GMT -5
Rambler I like your idea that means I have supplies and don't need to go buy anything!  ? |
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Post by ET on May 19, 2015 14:57:27 GMT -5
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I agree some vegetables are actually cheaper to buy like for my area sweet corn is common and cheaper to buy. We are only planting a few herbs and more so for my lady friend’s friend who visits from out of town. Her friend wants to come and can some tomatoes as well as make homemade salsa. Originally my friend and I agreed upon 40-tomato plants this year but now we are up to 64 plants this year. At least we aren’t up to 80 plants as we were last year. Her friend will get a tongue lashing from me if she is no show, chuckle.
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Nice looking vertical trellis. Having some raspberry bushes is also nice to have. Have to ask if they are the ever-bearing type (twice a year)? At the garden here is a dedicated section just for raspberries alone that’s been there as long as I can remember. At least they need very little care once they get growing. Only had to chop them down in the fall and new growth is just going wild.
One question for curiosity is anyone doing a second planting of certain vegetables say 3-weeks after the first seed planting? I plan to do beans, peas and beets at least.
Ed
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Post by rambler on May 19, 2015 15:08:18 GMT -5
Al53 I agree some vegetables are actually cheaper to buy like for my area sweet corn is common and cheaper to buy. We are only planting a few herbs and more so for my lady friend’s friend who visits from out of town. Her friend wants to come and can some tomatoes as well as make homemade salsa. Originally my friend and I agreed upon 40-tomato plants this year but now we are up to 64 plants this year. At least we aren’t up to 80 plants as we were last year. Her friend will get a tongue lashing from me if she is no show, chuckle. Rambler Nice looking vertical trellis. Having some raspberry bushes is also nice to have. Have to ask if they are the ever-bearing type (twice a year)? At the garden here is a dedicated section just for raspberries alone that’s been there as long as I can remember. At least they need very little care once they get growing. Only had to chop them down in the fall and new growth is just going wild. One question for curiosity is anyone doing a second planting of certain vegetables say 3-weeks after the first seed planting? I plan to do beans, peas and beets at least. Ed
The raspberries berries bear once a year and the nano second they turn ripe the birds eat 'em
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Post by ET on May 19, 2015 18:09:24 GMT -5
Rambler Selfish birds won’t even let you have a taste of the raspberries, that sucks. I do enjoy a small treat each year of raspberries especially mixed with yogurt. I used to enjoy them on vanilla ice-cream but being diabetic have to watch my sugar intake. But that doesn’t mean I won’t totally give up some of the pleasures in life.  Ed |
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Post by rambler on May 19, 2015 18:15:10 GMT -5
Natural sugar isn't as bad as the processed kind.
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Post by al53 on May 19, 2015 18:43:23 GMT -5
Rambler get a crop cover at a farm store or maybe Lowes...and drape it over the raspberry bush to keep the birds off it and eating your rewards...I use them on my blueberry bushes...the blackberries and raspberries grow wild here and so many the birds cant get them all so I do get a few buckets of them...but covers work ..its like a polyester gauze ..cheap also...
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Post by rambler on May 19, 2015 19:10:34 GMT -5
Rambler get a crop cover at a farm store or maybe Lowes...and drape it over the raspberry bush to keep the birds off it and eating your rewards...I use them on my blueberry bushes...the blackberries and raspberries grow wild here and so many the birds cant get them all so I do get a few buckets of them...but covers work ..its like a polyester gauze ..cheap also... I've told my wife that, she's the one that is the raspberry person. I have the same issue as ET. |
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2015 21:01:09 GMT -5
For three years in a row our garden took major hail damage resulting in major loss of incentive to plant another...Going with a few tomato plants and a couple pickle cucumber plants this year...One of the best perks of being a Pastor is that people are more than willing to keep us supplied in goodies throughout the summer. Sometimes it necessary to keep my truck locked ....especially when the zucchinis start coming in.Just joking...always grateful.
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Post by ET on May 21, 2015 7:42:34 GMT -5
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So far have not had to deal with hail damage but need to watch for unexpected frost damage.
Part of the joy with a large garden such as ours is sharing with friends and neighbors.
This in turn also develops a better community bonding of friendship that I enjoy experiencing. A lesson my deceased friend taught me when we gardened together and shared our results.
Ed
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2015 20:00:09 GMT -5
Panhandle So far have not had to deal with hail damage but need to watch for unexpected frost damage. Part of the joy with a large garden such as ours is sharing with friends and neighbors. This in turn also develops a better community bonding of friendship that I enjoy experiencing. A lesson my deceased friend taught me when we gardened together and shared our results. Ed You're absolutely right Ed....Passing the fruits of your labors around is just as rewarding as eating it yourself..We always put up enough to pass around...I'm awful proud of my pickles and sausage..My family and friends are tired of hearing it.... I try to pick the brains of the old timers in regards to their garden, and recipe secrets... There's a wealth of knowledge out there... Zen |
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Post by ET on May 23, 2015 6:38:20 GMT -5
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I too whole heartily agree about sharing the fruits of our labor. At 1-time others would gladly receive such a simple shared gift but now at times are reluctant for they feel they would be indebted or obligated to you. Case in point is a fairly new next door neighbor who was invited to go into the garden and grab some of the goodies instead of waiting for an offer. He said it didn’t feel right to him and last year I literally picked numerous bags of goodies that I delivered to him. He once asked me what he owed me and simply replied to make sure the goodies were consumed so that my efforts wasn’t wasted labor. I did enjoy hearing his grand-daughter loved removing the peas from their pods and eating them raw.
This was last year.
Now spring of 2015 my lady friend asked me to trim numerous trees for her and while taking a break her neighbor started a conversation with us. He straight out asked how she was going to dispose of all the cut limbs? My lady friend said she was going to hire someone to remove the cut branches. He just simply shook his head saying NO and that he would do that chore. My lady friend was caught off guard with this direct generous offer of helping and I could tell she reluctantly accepted. Afterwards I simply mentioned that after accepting numerous garden goodies from us it would have been impolite to refuse his gift of helping in return.
Anyway it eased her mind about her decision to accept this offer of helping. So sharing of garden goodies can turn up unexpected surprises.
I too would enjoy picking the minds of Old Timers who have gardened for years. They are not easily found today so for now the internet and the grey matter between my ears will get some exercise learning.
Anyway today the main planting will be done and glad I waited this long because last night we had a touch of frost. According to the weather channel warm weather is now moving in once the northern cold front diminishes today.
Ed
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Post by helgajones on May 25, 2015 5:23:02 GMT -5
Very nice! Having a garden at home is really fun because you get to do a lot of things. You also get to be creative in some sort of way. I hope that you will be able to post some photos after your cucumbers have grown. I hope you have a lot of fun gardening.
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