This plant keeps growing to the left and he’s trying to leave my trellis. Will he figure it out or do I need to reroute him somehow?
If that doesn't work, threats of violence often work. Cucumbers are mainly pacifists and will bend to your will once you demonstrate your authority.
Wow this is fascinating! I might try barking a few orders at him and stomping around/waving my arms - I bet that would work!
I would also eat cucumber salad in front of it threating to do the same to its children if it doesn't start behaving. It's okay to lie to and manipulate plants.
Can confirm. I would peel and cut and eat cucumbers in front of their brethren to assert my dominance and bend their will to mine. Only those that comply continue to grow on the vine
Omgosh 😂😂😂😂
Careful, cucumbers are dramatic. If you’re too hard on it, it will just die instead
I myself dabbled in pacifism once. Not in 'Nam of course.
Life does not start and stop at your convenience, you miserable piece of shit! -OP talking to the cucumber plant, maybe
Big Crowley energy
It's true. They hate to get in a pickle.
Can confirm this is the way.
I’ll do that, thank you!
Just the tip....only the tip.
This answer.
I use Velcro in my plants. Easy to readjust or remove. They don't put pressure on the plant or damage them in any way. Works wonders in my garden.
Hot damn next level
Wow, gardeners r the world's true smarty pants. Love this idea btw.
He's going where the other plants like him , are not going
OP doesn't realize they bought a "lone wolf" variety. They don't respond well to authority, and will likely act out if forced to grow a certain way.
“It’s not a phase, mom! This is me now!!”
You may need to train him some. Positive reinforcement usually works but sometimes you need to get out the squirt bottle if he gets too far out of line.
Have you tried a stern talking to?
I have one baby cucumber that is just not even attempting to climb or attach to his frame or ropes - just growing his own way. Not even to the sun.
I've put him in a little bamboo cage and very loosely tied him to parts of the cage to prevent him falling over as he is getting a bit heavy now. Is flowering and fruiting just fine, just bit of a weird one
ETA I'm. Just assuming that's cucumber or baby cucumber.
This post and comments is everything I needed today 😊
I got a rogue that’s giving me trouble too. I just keep trying to train it or at least enough to keep it off the ground
I use disposable plastic "tomato clips" to attach parts of it to the trellis mesh.
lol I clicked the link and Amazon was like, You purchased this on June 3, 2021. That bag is big but they don't go bad - I think I have about a quarter of the bag left. I reuse them, but they break after a season or two, which is fine for the price. I see people using velcro, but I like these because the don't strangle the plant and I can put them on with one hand, which can be really helpful if you have to reach into a cloud of tomato plants!
They do have many uses!
Is he stupid?
The other leaves are picking on him and he's trying to run away from them. You need to support him.
Twine
I'm a novice at this, but I've just been gently tucking my cucumbers back onto the lines after they start trying to crawl away and attach to the weeds in the lawn. As long as I don't snap them doing it, they have been accepting their fate and staying up where I put them.
I’ve been using twine to direct or redirect mine. I’m a newbie though, so take my advice with a grain of salt. Mine are trying to go everywhere 😂
The cuke will figure it out by itself. You can use vegetable clips or even twine, or zip ties, loosely.
Learned from an old French farmer for melons and squash: You could nip the head of the vine off each time it’s grown by three leaf nodes. This gives a nice yield and easier to manage growth direction.
Looks like a cucumber. You can wait a while and then help later if need be.
I have my cucumbers (supposed to be bush but they are climbing), in a raised bed with a low cage which they have surpassed. Now one is attaching itself to the netting that I was using to keep critters out of the bed. At this point, I guess if they want to climb the netting, I'll just let it.
Why go against nature?
Give him a week of growth and try again
Move your poorly placed trellis
If that’s the direction of the Sun he’ll keep trying to go that way. Gently redirect him by sticking the growing tip through your mesh.