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Post by daylilydude on Jun 10, 2011 14:29:51 GMT -5
Do you think that if you just let the vine sprawl you could/would get more production out of it?
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Post by tomakers on Jun 10, 2011 15:50:23 GMT -5
You'll probably get more fruits, but probably a higher percentage of bad ones also, and they won't be straight, if that bothers you.
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Post by sorellina on Jun 10, 2011 16:16:11 GMT -5
I don't think so, Rich. When the fruit are on the ground, they rot or get bugs. I get fantastic production by training them up a tower.
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Post by klorentz on Jun 10, 2011 19:48:44 GMT -5
Let mine sprawl last year.Had Burpee Hybrid. Did fine with nice strait cukes. Way over 100 cukes from seven plants.
Kevin
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Jun 10, 2011 22:41:41 GMT -5
When I was a kid I did an experiment when dad was out of town for 3 weeks. I put half of the cukes on trellis and let half sprawl. This was all before I had ever read a gardening magazine or seen anybody use a trellis. The results were clear. The trellised ones produced more, they were cleaner, they were easier to pick and quicker to pick, didn't have to worry about snakes in the vines. First time Dad, who was raised on a farm, had ever seen the such. He was'nt the dullest crayon in the box though, we never let them sprawl ever again. Lately we just put concrete wire tomato cages over each vine. Even quicker than setting up a fence.
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