Growing pumpkins off the ground

[rainyp5655]

I had a bit of a whoops moment over the summer when I realised I had planted a pumpkin on a trellis by mistake. As it turns out I appear to have inadvertently conducted a garden experiment which you can read all about on my blog

The Good Life - Well Maybe!: The great pumpkin debacle !

Have a great weekend

Lorraine

[babyjohnny]

This year I grew jack be little and spaghetti squash up tripods from old branches and they grew really well, they could have as space as they needed without covering a large amount of ground, I stole the idea from gardeners world though, I'm definitely going to do it again

[snakeshack]

I routinely grow butternuts up arches and the higher the fruits the bigger they seem to end up

[dandalady]

visited Ryton gardens the other week and saw pumpkins growing up a frame made with branches and what looked like goal netting - very inspirational I am deffo going to try that on the lottie next year.

[bearded bloke]

Out of a compost bin,up a tower,along a ladder & sprawled over the "roof" of my fruit cage,a few years back,there's a thread on here somewhere