Stone Wall as Melon Support

Beth Miriam 3/7/2023, 10:46 pm

I have never grown melons before. I have a stone wall that I would like to use for support instead of building a trellis. There would be about 4 feet of vertical growth and then the vines would have to be trained to go horizontally where they would have a good 8-10 feet. Is horizontal growth as good as vertical? Will they grip the wall with out net or string?

Excited to have some watermelon WITH seeds later on this summer.
Beth in NC

AntB 3/7/2023, 11:09 pm

I had a bunch of 2 LB pumpkins that went crazy up a wall with chicken wire on it, and they did fine. I also planted one on Mel’s Trellis (galvanized conduit with woven mesh) and it grew fine there. I ended up tying hammocks under these pumpkins only because we got some windy, rainy weather right before harvest season and I didn’t want to lose them after caring for them all summer! The ones on the wall needed nothing, I think because they weren’t as exposed to the wind/rain.

**sanderson** 3/9/2023, 10:36 am

Watermelons need something to vine around, to grab onto. You could lean a trellis against the wall or add the trellis design in the book.

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