In general, we started our garden this spring not knowing what the heck we were doing. There was a good stretch of my childhood (early elementary – middle school maybe?) where our family had …

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Posts about growing cantaloupe vertically written by Laura

Growing bitter melons vertically on a trellis - Bitter melons grow on long vines and take up a lot of space in the garden, so if you have a small garden you could try growing bitter melons vertically. Bitter melon vines can be trained to climb up a trellis, arbor, pergola or fence so they’re ideal for vertical gardens.

Cantaloupe thrives in warm weather and needs a long growing season; great news for desert dwellers. Learn how to grow cantaloupe, and add this tasty fruit to your garden and table. Once cantaloupe is picked, it continues to ripen but does not get any sweeter. When you grow your own cantaloupe you can pick it at the peak of sweetness. It is so good!

Grow melons vertically on your Square Foot Garden Trellis

Growing zucchini vertically is an efficient, space-saving method for this popular summer vegetable in your garden.

Zucchini and squash are popular plants. They make great additions to many gardens. And there are a huge variety of different options to choose from. If you make the right choices, and care for them

If you read the title of this post and thought “what, vertical watermelon…she must be crazy” then you might be right, but I think it is worth a try. I have read about people growi…