Training Cucumbers

This weekend we added a trellis for the cucumbers to the garden.

Cucumbers plants love to vine. The thin antenna like fingers curl and wrap around whatever they find.  They then help support the plant as it grows up the trellis.

Last year boyfriend used garden string to create a trellis.  This year I bought a premade trellis to make it a little easier.  We attached it to what I call Gasparilla fence posts.

I checked on the cucumbers a few hours after putting them on the trellis and again this morning.  So far only one plant seems to be interested in staying on the trellis.  Looks like training may take a few days. 

Also, for those of you unfamiliar with Gasparilla fences/posts they are temporary fences you can buy at Home Depot or Lowes.