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• NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  That’s very helpful, thank you! I’m going to try for option 1 if I can help it, though unfortunately these cucumbers had a pretty prickly stem last year. At worst, it’s all getting trellised. What would you use for a sling support if they are too far along to un-trellis?

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  • CatAssTrophy@safest.space ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Knit fabrics are your best bet, e.g. old pantyhose/tights, old t-shirts, etc that are securely tied to the trellis. Flexible and wont dig into the fruit, but will support a decent amount of weight.

    You can harvest obvious cucumbers (tube shaped fruits) fairly young if you notice them, let the others go until fully ripe late summer/fall. Honey nut squash can also be used as summer squash, fwiw, if you identify them and harvest them early (they tend to bulb at the bottom long before ripening).

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• MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  honey nut squash vine

  What’s next, a cherry pear corn scrub?

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