Hi! I read that some of you have had success growing butternut squash on trellises, could you tell me some tips to your success? What kind of trellis you have used? Do you have to support the weight of the squash when they get so big and how do you do that? I can't seem to find this information anywhere.
Thanks so much!!!
Leslie
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Anything will do, I just use steel but, wood is more aestheticially pleasing.
You can grow your actual plants in the soil and train them up the trellis or you can install a planter atop the trellis and grow the squash down. I prefer the former method because you get the added benefit of all the beneficial soil organisms.
What have others done?
You can grow your actual plants in the soil and train them up the trellis or you can install a planter atop the trellis and grow the squash down. I prefer the former method because you get the added benefit of all the beneficial soil organisms.
What have others done?
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