{"id":11484,"date":"2025-05-09T09:33:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T09:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/?p=11484"},"modified":"2025-05-09T09:33:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T09:33:20","slug":"a-woman-from-ukraine-taught-me-how-to-plant-cucumbers-in-a-herringbone-pattern-they-take-up-little-space-and-are-a-pleasure-to-harvest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/?p=11484","title":{"rendered":"A woman from Ukraine taught me how to plant cucumbers in a “herringbone” pattern. They take up little space and are a pleasure to harvest."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I planted cucumbers in different ways – tied up and not tied up, in open ground and in a greenhouse, even on a windowsill in an apartment.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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I don’t recommend the latter at all. I liked growing it outside the most, and not just like that, but in the form of a Christmas tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’ll tell you how now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I live in the Saratov region, where spring and summer are quite warm (although it all depends on the year).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Growing cucumbers in a greenhouse, as I understand, makes no sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They grow well in open ground, although they bear fruit 1-2 weeks later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For me, this is not critical.<\/p>\n\n\n

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But I also plant them in open ground in a special way. My aunt from Ukraine told me about this method a hundred years ago + I saw it all in person. It seemed like a very convenient method. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then my assumptions were completely confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you plant cucumbers in beds and don’t tie them up, they grow too big. It’s inconvenient to pick the greens by climbing on them – you’ll get all scratched up and your hands will itch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you plant in long beds and tie them up, you will need to construct a decent-sized trellis. But the “herringbone” method requires only one support.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I sow cucumbers in early May, when the warm weather outside settles. I make a round hole with a diameter of at least 1 m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also use 2 m, then the “tree” will be bigger and more lush. I loosen the soil well, add compost (1 bucket) and ash (2 cups), mix everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I dig a 3-meter metal pipe with a diameter of 30 mm into the center of the hole (there were some left after changing the heating). It is important that a meter of the pipe goes underground, so the structure will be stronger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I place seeds along the edges of the prepared holes. 9-10 seeds are needed for one such circle. I keep the distance between the seeds at about 30 cm. I sprinkle them with soil, water them thoroughly and wait for the shoots to sprout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have hooks welded to the top of the pipe made of metal wire. Luckily my husband is a welder and thought of everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I then tie ropes to them that go to pegs in the ground. Each sprout has its own peg.<\/p>\n\n\n

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And these are my parents’ “Christmas trees.” My father stuck plastic bottles into the ground to water the cucumbers (photo by the author)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main thing is to tie up the cucumber vines and direct them upwards at first, then they will do it themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The end result is a green “Christmas tree” made of cucumber vines. Harvesting from it is a pleasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note! Instead of a metal pipe, you can use a wooden stake. The type of support does not matter, it will just last longer if made of metal. And the height of the support can be adjusted at your discretion. 2 m is enough for me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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