September 2015 NSVMGA Newsletter

Northern Shenandoah Valley Master Gardener Association

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It's share your garden day! Comment with a photo of your garden and tell us what's going on. This is my vertical-gardening trellis for cucumbers, made from painted electrical conduit & fittings, nylon trellis netting, cable ties, and t-posts. The pipes/posts must be 15 years old or so and are easy to disassemble for storage. (This is the first year I painted them, which I like more than the bright silver color.) I do buy new nylon net each year to help prevent diseases, though I'll sometimes swap the cucumber net with the tomatoes to get at least two seasons out of them. I plan to try wire fencing or livestock panels next year.

Growing cucumbers on a trellis keeps the fruit cleaner and easier to find, and you can see see cucumber beetles or other issues sooner.

Anyone else like to use trellises or to "grow up"? Give it a shot if you haven't! Here's more info at www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/HORT/HORT-189/HORT-189.html

(I'll share more about the floating-row cover you see in the background later this week.) ... See MoreSee Less

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