String trellising cucumbers is very easy. Just clip or tie a string around the base of the plant and let it grow up. The cucumber will grab onto the string with tendrils, but it’ll sometimes try to grab nearby strings or plants, so we like to wrap it around the string once a week to keep it totally straight. This technique makes it easier to harvest, keeps the fruit and plant off the ground (reducing pest and disease issues), and it looks cool too. 🌱♥️ . . . #cucumbers #verticalgrowing #vertica

Peppers are planted! We’re vertically string trellising the varieties with the heaviest fruit (bells and poblanos) to help keep the plants upright and prevent branch breakage. ➡️ BTW: THE FREYR TRELLIS IS ON SALE NOW 🎉 - it’s our first sale of the year, and it only last for 4 days! Stock of some colors is limited, so check out the sale now (link in bio) ⬅️ Back to the peppers: We planted 8 peppers along this 8’ Freyr trellis, and another 16 in front of those. We fertilized the entire bed with a