jld@ulysses.UUCP (Jeff David) (04/28/86)
> > >Ouch! Try planting cucumbers between your corn plants and let the vines > >run up the stalks. The cukes will not harm the corn and the spiny vines > >may discourage the raccoons. I know from experience that doing this keeps > >squirrels away from corn. It also saves space in the garden. > > Unless, you started your corn stalks in furrows and and back filled > them to give them support, most varieties of cucumbers (i.e. vines, > don't use bush) will be too heavy and aggressive for the corn stalk > to support. I've done this several times and never had a problem with the corn supporting the cukes. Just don't plant too many cukes.
richard@vlad.UUCP (05/03/86)
Also to make stalks stronger remeber to sucker the corn -ie remove side suckers at base. I usuially do beans rather than cucumbers. raccoons dont seem to bother me so no help there. richard karasik ...sun!arete!richard