Trellising squash and gourds?
John (Sacramento Valley, CA 9B)
3 years ago
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Comments (11)Hope people don't mind me digging up threads... I had the same question and this thread was first on Google. I think I'll stick around too, this forum looks very interesting. So far looking up what squash will grow on a trellis, it seems any squash will. I intend to have some on the ground while others climb, so I'd rather the climbers do so on their own. I know Cucumber and Watermelon plants have tendrils from growing them on a trellis, but I don't know about others. If anyone grows squash this year, could you post which ones have tendrils? Funny space was mentioned. I don't have much space (4x8 cinder block raised bed) so I grew 5 plants in a 4x4 area of different types with 3 seeds per mound w/o thinning them as a test because I use to do it a little more spread out in Nevada. The watermelon grew up the trellis and grew a green golf ball, the cucumber also grew up a trellis but produced a lot of fruit, the straight-neck & zucchini turned into bushes turning out a lot of zucchini and a few straight-neck, and the pumpkin produced no fruit. Learned that watermelon and pumpkin need their space, but cucumbers need very little space with a trellis. Zucchini have a tendency to outgrow the competition and leaving multiple plants per hill let me leave one to grow a big zucchini while the other 2 grew small ones ( I shred big zucchini for bread and cake ). I had corn in among the squash and on the other side and in the cinder blocks I had sunflowers, peas, tons of lettuce & spinach & carrots, a huge tomato plant and a new artichoke. All except the corn grew well. It's amazing what can grow in such a little area. BTW sunflowers have huge roots and will take all the dirt out of a cinder block, but they make a great trellis for peas....See Moretrellising squash?
Comments (2)It has rebar pounded into the ground and then conduit for the structure. I tried to make it like the ones shown in the square foot gardening books. I am using a nylon net. I am guessing that the squash weigh about a pound now and are maby 1/3 to 1/2 their mature size. Then I will get to my next problem and wonder when to pick them. I have never done winter squash before, just summer squash....See MoreGoing to try trellising Butternut squash
Comments (4)Haha.. two answers and both different :) I choose to try with just a wood frame trellis. If i need to i can add the chicken wire but i was hoping for something that looks nice and functional....See MoreTrellising cukes and butternut squash
Comments (2)Got pictures? (I can't really say anything...if I had anything to take a picture of...which I don't at this point...I wouldn't know how to load it!) I would LOVE to see that! Sounds fabulous. I had some "naturally reseeded" flowers but the feeder wasn't in the best area for growing sunflowers so they didn't thrive. I'm now inspired to move the bird feeder to let the sun shine in so Nature can kick some gardening butt! (And will definitely trellis squashes and melons next year when I start my SFG in earnest.)...See MoreJohn (Sacramento Valley, CA 9B)
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