here's how we do it
dig a hole, fill with muck
pile up compost on the top in a mound, plant the cucumber next to support of your choice
bury a cut off 2 pint bottle upside down next to it for watering
liquid feed when there's fruit on it, just learned it's best to take fruit off bottom 12", keeps the fruit up higher
water as necessary
we usually do 3 plants we have 3 and 2 of the unknown quantity this year so, lots of giveaways :)