Is there any limit to what vines can be effectively trellised, short of watermellons? I planted two butternut squash seedlings this year. Of course, they have run the whole length of my 12x24 ft garden. What is interesting is that they have climbed up my 6 foot tomato cages, across the top and back down before moving further out.
I was amazed to find two full sized butternut squashes hanging from the vines a few feet above ground in the midst of my tomato plants. They are as big as any I've seen at the grocery store. The vine stem was noticably thicker and stronger on these ones, and there was no problem supporting the weight. I usually trellis cucumbers, which works quite well, but I had no idea a squash that size would work so well. The only problem is that I would need a 30 foot trellis for these!
Anyone trellis anything bigger? I'll post pictures to the .binaries group if anyone is interested. GF