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Get the most out of your garden space by growing cucumbers in grow bags and training them to grow vertically on a trellis! Here's how!
You will need breathable fabric grow bags, cucumber plants, potting soil, and a climbing trellis. Cucumbers are vines, and they thrive the best with space to spread and climb.
Placing the grow bags
Choose an area with lots of sunlight; cucumbers love sunny conditions. Fill your grow bag with potting soil and fertilizer to encourage root growth.
Planting cucumber plant
Remove the cucumber plant from the pot and plant the root ball in the grow bag and cover with potting soil.
Watering
Cucumber plants love water. Water them well especially on hot dry days. The grow bags are excellent for drainage so the risk of overwatering is less.
Fertilizer
Once flowering occurs add a dose of nitrogen fertilizer, and then add another dose three weeks later.
Trellising
As the cucumber plant begins to grow, guide the plant onto the trellis. Cucumber plants are natural climbers.
Harvesting
The cucumber plant will produce over an eight to ten week period. Harvesting encourages reblooming. Most varieties of cucumber are ripe at about 6 to 8 inches long.
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