Cucumber Trellis Solution

Cucumber Trellis

I've been searching for the perfect solution to keep my cucumber plants off of the ground (away from bugs) but also a solution that does not take up too much room. Most of the solutions I found either blocked sunlight for other plants or were too bulky or expensive. I tried to create a popsicle trellis but that quickly fell over as soon as the wind blew. At last, I was in Staples today and found these little devices. They were originally intended for student locker's but seem to work perfectly for my purposes.



Baby Cucumber



Moving Day

Alpine Strawberries Day 37

Today marks the day that ALL of my seedlings have been moved from 1" x 1" egg crates to 4" x 4" slightly bigger homes. I watered the soil well and used a fork to lift up and move the plant. Moving the alpine strawberries was particularly tricky as the soil kept breaking apart. I was very disappointed at by the root system that these strawberries had, which was quite weak. These seedlings are 37 days old and I would have thought the plants would be much stronger by now. Nonetheless, everyone seems to have made it through the move.

Sweetie Romaine

One of the more impressive vegetables has been the Renee's Garden Sweetie Romaine lettuce. The germination rate was high and fast. Unfortunantley quite a few of the seedlings outgrew their egg crate home a bit too fast and perished before I had the chance to replant. This plant is kind of funny as the stem cannot support the leaves too well. To prevent the leaves from falling to the ground, I created a little "popsicle stick fence" to keep the leaves upright. I've looked into this problem online and have not heard of anyone else seeing this.