How to Make a Cucumber Trellis With Copper Pipe

Cucumbers are sensitive summertime plants and grow in bush and vining varieties. While bush varieties grow well under their own support, vining varieties require support from stakes, cages or trellis systems. Build your own trellis system when you plant the cucumber seedlings to take advantage of soft, freshly tilled earth, and incorporate decorative aspects like copper pipe for individuality.

Organic compost
Fertilizer
Garden fork
Copper pipe (6-foot lengths)
Hammer
Mesh
Ties

Instructions

- 1
  Amend the soil throughout the cucumber plot to a depth of 10 to 12 inches. Turn rich organic compost and 5-10-10 fertilizer into the soil for a loose, moist and nutritious growing foundation. Plant cucumber seeds or seedlings at 2 to 3 feet in the row, with 4 to 5 feet between rows.
- 2
  Build one trellis per row of cucumbers. Erect copper pipes at the ends of your cucumber rows as supports for your trellis. Hammer 6-foot lengths of pipe at least 1 foot into the ground for security, 6 inches behind the cucumber row.
- 3
  Stretch plastic or wire mesh between the copper pipes. Keep the mesh taut but not too tight, and tie the ends to the pipes with cord or zip ties. The mesh should reach both the ground and the tops of the pipes for ideal growing space.
- 4
  Use cord to tie cucumber stems and vines to the mesh as they grow. Tie only main stems to avoid breakage and tie them loosely to avoid damage.

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