#gardening anyone staked a zucchini upright to grow?
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@Lizette603_23 yes, its quite clever and works well.
@leanderlindahl what was your method? Did you have any difficulty with it? Anything you would do differently now having done it?
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@leanderlindahl what was your method? Did you have any difficulty with it? Anything you would do differently now having done it?
@Lizette603_23 I used string and tied it up like you would cucumber. No I didn't find any difficulties. It's simpler actually, because you can see better "what's going on" with your plant.
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@Lizette603_23 I used string and tied it up like you would cucumber. No I didn't find any difficulties. It's simpler actually, because you can see better "what's going on" with your plant.
@leanderlindahl this is encouraging! Thank you
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@Lizette603_23 The soil depth seems good, what I'm not sure about is the 8 inches width of the trellis. I would go for a larger one if I could, but maybe you can make it work?
@meraord I have two, so thought I'd put them side by side in the dirt.
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@Lizette603_23 yes, last year, it works fine and I'll be doing it again this year.
@LewisWorkshop is that ladder mesh it's tied to?
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#gardening anyone staked a zucchini upright to grow?
@Lizette603_23 this thread is very educational! Learning different ways to do this I hadn’t thought about. I had a lot of wooden tomato stakes and used twine to lash the growing summer squash to the stake two years ago. Worked very well. Last year I grew some zucchini in wire tomato cages which was ok, but harder to harvest.
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@LewisWorkshop is that ladder mesh it's tied to?
@Lizette603_23 it's a very cheap metal arch that I use to span between two raised beds.
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@Lizette603_23 this thread is very educational! Learning different ways to do this I hadn’t thought about. I had a lot of wooden tomato stakes and used twine to lash the growing summer squash to the stake two years ago. Worked very well. Last year I grew some zucchini in wire tomato cages which was ok, but harder to harvest.
@IcooIey @Lizette603_23 I've tried that with cucumbers, and trained them up a wire fence. But courgettes grow well here and I'm not that fond of em so don't bother. I get it though Lizzie, they're big plants for a tight space.
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@IcooIey @Lizette603_23 I've tried that with cucumbers, and trained them up a wire fence. But courgettes grow well here and I'm not that fond of em so don't bother. I get it though Lizzie, they're big plants for a tight space.
@GPJohnston @IcooIey yeah, if i can't grow them upward i can't grow them
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@Lizette603_23 it's a very cheap metal arch that I use to span between two raised beds.
@LewisWorkshop this gives me an idea for indeterminate tomatoes between my upright containers with tiers!
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@Lizette603_23 this thread is very educational! Learning different ways to do this I hadn’t thought about. I had a lot of wooden tomato stakes and used twine to lash the growing summer squash to the stake two years ago. Worked very well. Last year I grew some zucchini in wire tomato cages which was ok, but harder to harvest.
@IcooIey I bet it was hard that way
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@LewisWorkshop this gives me an idea for indeterminate tomatoes between my upright containers with tiers!
@Lizette603_23 that's exactly what I used the other one for - they were something silly like £15 for a pair of them and it made it so easy to pick the veg.
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#gardening anyone staked a zucchini upright to grow?
@Lizette603_23 Sort of. I grew one on a trellis. Also cantaloupes, which I put in netting and tied them to the trellis, too.
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@Lizette603_23 that's exactly what I used the other one for - they were something silly like £15 for a pair of them and it made it so easy to pick the veg.
@LewisWorkshop I'll have to take an extra look in my garden centers. It's exciting lol....I live a quiet life, can you tell?
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@GPJohnston @IcooIey yeah, if i can't grow them upward i can't grow them
@Lizette603_23 @GPJohnston there is a variety I’ve had called Spacemaster that is more compact. I like yellow squash better than green zucchini myself.
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@Lizette603_23 @GPJohnston there is a variety I’ve had called Spacemaster that is more compact. I like yellow squash better than green zucchini myself.
@IcooIey @GPJohnston I love both
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@Lizette603_23 Sort of. I grew one on a trellis. Also cantaloupes, which I put in netting and tied them to the trellis, too.
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@Lizette603_23 @GPJohnston there is a variety I’ve had called Spacemaster that is more compact. I like yellow squash better than green zucchini myself.
@IcooIey I'm trying a new zucc this year, Triumph, it's supposed to be far less apt to develop mildew and is resistant to vine borers, although the times I've tried growing it on my deck I only ever had one slight indication of those. Mostly they just won't grow when "on" the deck vining. Hoping upright will do the trick.
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@Lizette603_23 @GPJohnston there is a variety I’ve had called Spacemaster that is more compact. I like yellow squash better than green zucchini myself.
@IcooIey @Lizette603_23 Just ordered some. *Spacemiser. Will be fun to try!
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@IcooIey @Lizette603_23 Just ordered some. *Spacemiser. Will be fun to try!
@GPJohnston I'm just doing that at this very moment hahahaha COPYCAT
