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  • From: Allan Balliett <allan.balliett AT gmail.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] cucumber trellis ?
  • Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 11:50:51 -0400

we usually lower the plant and bury the lower stems. We use that
hook-and-leader system to hang the cukes. -Allan in WV

On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 9:25 PM, Beth Spaugh <lists AT rhomestead.com> wrote:
> My cukes are topping the perlins. Well, some are hanging 2 or 3 feet down
> the other side already (yes, I got a week behind on pruning). Am I supposed
> to prune the tip off and then let two suckers grow down, or let the tip grow
> plus one sucker. Or does it matter? Thank you.
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