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Tracydr · March 31, 2012

I trellis Armenian cucumber, which is a small melon and a heavy producer. It trellises very nicely on a fence or even up my cedar tree. I've used everything from wire fence, bamboo t-pees ( it outgrew that and went up the tree), small tomatoe cages and nylon trellis netting. I think a smaller melon like a musk melon would work similar to this, or even a loofah or gourd.
I prefer squash to be on the ground as they grow extra roots which helps not only with drought but also with SVBs, although as yet, I haven't dealt with the borers. When it gets hot, those extra roots seem to help in AZ.

March 31, 2012	#12
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	I trellis Armenian cucumber, which is a small melon and a heavy producer. It trellises very nicely on a fence or even up my cedar tree. I've used everything from wire fence, bamboo t-pees ( it outgrew that and went up the tree), small tomatoe cages and nylon trellis netting. I think a smaller melon like a musk melon would work similar to this, or even a loofah or gourd. I prefer squash to be on the ground as they grow extra roots which helps not only with drought but also with SVBs, although as yet, I haven't dealt with the borers. When it gets hot, those extra roots seem to help in AZ.