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- From: Richard Robinson <rrobinson AT nasw.org>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Cucumbers
- Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:31:15 -0500
For those growing cukes vertically, are you able to cover the plants with
fabric to keep the cucumber beetles away until the plants start to flower?
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Richard Robinson
http://www.nasw.org/users/rrobinson/
On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:39:18 -0600, Square Ft Gardening wrote:
> I use a nylon netting that comes in any length and is 4ft. wide. I just
> guide the plants in and out weaving them in and out of the 6 squares of the
> netting. 1x3 posts (or any posts) stuck in the ground work. I use a piece
> of ¾ wood strapping on top. Instead of tying the netting I just weave the
> top piece of strapping in and out. Its quicker to setup that way. I had a
> hard time finding this netting at first. It lasts for a few years. It
>looks
> like a lot of vendors are carrying it now.
>
> Hope this helps
> Mike Jordan
> Continuousharvest.com
>
> From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-
> bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Bill Bradshaw
> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 9:18 AM
> To: Market Farming
> Subject: [Market-farming] Cucumbers
>
>
> Need some input on growing cucumbers on trellis. We grow pickling cucumbers
> about .5 acre per planting. Labor cost for harvest is getting real costly, I
> thought maybe we could pick faster and have cleaner fruit if trellised. What
> is your ideas.? Thanks Bill
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Re: [Market-farming] Cucumbers
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Re: [Market-farming] Cucumbers,
Square Ft Gardening, 12/23/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cucumbers,
Allan Balliett, 12/23/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cucumbers,
Bill Bradshaw, 12/23/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Trellising Cucumbers,
Leigh Mae Friedline, 12/26/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Trellising Cucumbers,
breck, 12/26/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Trellising Cucumbers,
Glen Eco Farm, 12/26/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Trellising Cucumbers, Sharon and Steve, 12/26/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Trellising Cucumbers, breck, 12/26/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Trellising Cucumbers, Marc Winterburn, 12/27/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Trellising Cucumbers, Square Ft Gardening, 12/28/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Trellising Cucumbers,
Glen Eco Farm, 12/26/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Trellising Cucumbers,
breck, 12/26/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Trellising Cucumbers,
Leigh Mae Friedline, 12/26/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cucumbers,
Bill Bradshaw, 12/23/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cucumbers,
Allan Balliett, 12/23/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cucumbers,
Square Ft Gardening, 12/23/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cucumbers,
Richard Robinson, 12/23/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Cucumbers, Pat Meadows, 12/24/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cucumbers,
Kate Halstead, 12/23/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cucumbers,
Garth & Kim Travis, 12/23/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cucumbers,
Allan Balliett, 12/24/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cucumbers,
Garth & Kim Travis, 12/25/2008
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[Market-farming] where to buy things,
Beth Spaugh, 12/25/2008
- [Market-farming] Peat as animal bedding., Sharon and Steve, 12/25/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Peat as animal bedding., Beth Spaugh, 12/25/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] where to buy things, Allan Balliett, 12/25/2008
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[Market-farming] where to buy things,
Beth Spaugh, 12/25/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cucumbers,
Garth & Kim Travis, 12/25/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cucumbers,
Allan Balliett, 12/24/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Cucumbers,
Garth & Kim Travis, 12/23/2008
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