Cucumber vines ramble and spread from row to row. Training on a trellis or fence along the edge of the garden will correct this and also lift fruit off the soil, producing straighter fruit and reducing disease losses. Plant seeds 3/4 to one inch deep after danger of frost is past. If trellised, plant four to five seeds per foot in rows spaced 30 inches apart. Untrellised rows may need to be spaced four feet apart. When plants are 4 to 5 inches high, thin them to stand 2 to 3 feet apart in the row. Cucumber plants are shallow-rooted and require ample moisture at all growth stages.
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