Well, by definition, "bush" cucumbers/cukes will not climb. Therefore you do not need a trellis. But if you ever do plant anything that climbs, height is best determined by how high you can reach which determines the height of your trellis. The vines will simply fall back down and climb up again.

Climbing cucumber/cukes:

Bush cucumber/cukes:
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Climbinb/pole cucumber/cukes:
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Gosh, those climber cukes look like trees!

violet could you send me a mess of those cucumbers in that pic =P.

Thanks Violet - so no tendril action whatsoever on the bush types eh? And vining cuke lengths/heights are indeterminite I take it!

Planted plenty of viney things - most give at least an estimate of how long the things get.... re) veggies - guess it would also depend on how long the growing season is too, right?

Trying to make the most of my tiny yard, so thanks for the help! 'tis appreciated. :)

Sandy

...guess it would also depend on how long the growing season is too, right?

Correct!

Trying to make the most of my tiny yard...
Absolutley. Make use of that vertical space and you'll save tons of ground area.

Okay - I was going to try a bush cucumber to take up less space because when I plant the vines they cover the entire space of my patio - how do you train them to grow up on 1 pole - at least that is what it looks like - would a tomato curly pole work??????

Wow and how much ground area does one plant take up in your cucumber tree picture?

Fern [of limited space]

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You can plant each within three feet. Just watch your vine as it grows, take your hand and guide it up. If you want to tie, cut panty hose horizontally - this will make rings. Use these to tie.

Am I seeing things or are those single poles? I never knew a cuke can attach itself to a single pole, let alone attaching itself to a metal material. Wow!

Just for the record my "Salad Bush" cukes DO have tendrils. And they are grabbing everything in sight! So next year I will indeed plant them next to a trellis, as they definately will climb.

(unless, my seeds from Jung were mispackaged!)

Just wanted to add this post in case any others have the same dilemma I did. :)

Sandy

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Some bush variety cukes still have vines but they're very short and stay within a couple of feet of the plant. As opposed to vining cukes that have tendrils 8-10 feet long. If you have vines that are longer than these in the picture then I'd put my money on mis-labeled seeds. ;)

Dave

Hey thanks Dave! Appreciate the input. 8-10 ft long tendrils? Good lawd! I'll keep a close eye on these guys... with ruler close at hand....

;)

Sandy