General information and discussion about cultivating melons, cucumbers, squash, pumpkins and gourds.
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August 20, 2016 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Near Philadelphia, PA
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My tromboncino "only" grew to 8 ft, but they were vigorous.
I have seen them trained over a hoop cattle panel trellis so the fruits hang straight down - I think little kids would find that magical (too )! |
August 20, 2016 | #2 | ||
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania
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Trellising them gives up some of that resistance (and also may be why mine are so sensitive to not being watered and fed constantly, since all the nutrition and water is coming from one main root system and traveling 20+ feet), but I have to because of limited space, and taking the extra steps to protect the vines from borers isn't too much of a burden with my small number of plants and the fact that we only get 1 generation of borers here. I don't think they have any special resistance against squash bugs--I've just heard that squash bugs just don't like them as much as other kinds of squash. Quote:
Ha! They get a lot of exclamations when I give them away. People seem to enjoy their weirdness. Last edited by gorbelly; August 20, 2016 at 09:29 PM. |
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