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• girlinthepinkdress

  

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  October 20, 2010 12:43:26 AM PDT

  I was wondering what plants you can grow up a trellis. I have a couple ideas, but are there any uncommon kinds that have worked for you? Do cucumbers/small squashes work well on a trellis?
  I'm planning on climbing nasturtiums, pole beans, and pole peas...I would like a lot more. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
  
• Bull100

  

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  October 20, 2010 6:41:40 AM PDT

  cucumbers such as Persian Plickling have worked on trellis in our garden. We grew luffas on trellis this year and it was beautiful. I have a friend that has grown some very large winter on trellis. We grew some Chinese red noodle beans that were very pretty grown on the trellis. To me, if it vines, I would try it.
• Rodney

  

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  October 20, 2010 12:25:25 PM PDT

  I know I've seen cucumbers grown on trellises,  also any vining squash will.  Trombocino comes to mind.  I have also seen pictures at least of people trellising various melons.  I think you do have to help pretty much any of the plants along some by tying them to the trellises.
  Rodney
  
• WellFedGardener

  
   

  October 22, 2010 3:05:20 PM PDT

  I grow just about any vining plant on trellises including melons.
• WendySA

  
   

  October 26, 2010 1:36:13 AM PDT

  We rely heavily on vertical space in our garden as we don't have that much growing room. All our pumpkins, beans, loofah's, cucumbers, granadilla, gem squash and butternut are grown up a frame.
  
  It really doubles your growing room if you think UP!
• Newstead

  
   

  October 31, 2010 5:29:02 AM PDT

  We grow cucumbers, sugar snap peas, some squash on our vines. Warning, though - if your space is limited, the butternuts and delicatas will take over! We have one of our raised beds, 16 feet long, backed by a five foot high trellis.
• flyinganvil

  

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  January 10, 2011 10:32:29 AM PST

  I used dog kennel panels for cukes, squash, pole beans and peas. You can find used dog kennels on craigs list or local papers. I also look for unused kennels at yard sales and can usually get them very cheap. They also make great chicken runs.
• silentexplorer13

  
   

  January 12, 2011 8:03:12 AM PST

  That's a good idea for the dog kennel panels! I think I'll use one of those for my cucumbers this year. I've seen some people using bamboo poles to build trellises... is there a good place to get some of those?
• MarcellaR0se

  

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  January 31, 2012 9:57:57 AM PST

  WellFedGardener said:
  I grow just about any vining plant on trellises including melons.

  Same with us...anything that can grow UP...we do.  We have giant teepee style trellis for the big vines, and pantyhose to secure the fruit as they are forming.  It really is just a matter of creativity and thinking outside of the box.