Just Veggies

Growing Cucumbers Vertically

, caThe “I grew my cucumbers vertically up a cattle fence panel and I’ve never had such a huge harvest,” my brother mentioned to me during our Thanksgiving catch-up phone call. Craig is an enthusiastic gardener living in South Dakota. A transplant to the West, he’s getting accustomed to the conditions that summer gardening in ...

Two Trellis Support Options for Cucumbers and Vining Vegetables

Like parking spots and quarters, space in an urban community garden is precious. We think about yield per square foot like the folks at Del Monte. Grow a watermelon that’ll sprawl and cover 10 square feet and produce two melon? Or plant kale in the same spot? Go for the kale. That’s why whenever it’s ...