Vertical Gardening: How’s It Hanging?

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I am quite pleased with the great production results we are getting from our vertical garden. My wife is growing her cantaloupe vertically instead of on the ground. This has greatly helped in the production and health of the plants.

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25 Responses to Vertical Gardening: How’s It Hanging?

  1. that is awsome i grew melons for the first time regularly but ill try ur idea next year it looks very interesting and it looks like u guys got a better yield then i did so yeah nice vid and keep some updates

    MrGardener Rosales
    January 7, 2013 at 9:37 pm
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  2. As the wooden supports have deteriated my wife has allowed me to replace them with galvanized metal conduit. It is clean, easy, looks good, strong, lasts a long time and is pretty inexpensive.

    LDSPrepper
    January 7, 2013 at 10:13 pm
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  3. We have been vertical gardening for a few years now. Instead of wooden supports for the trellis we used metal conduit and this has allowed us to grow heavy melons and squash. Our biggest pumpkin we grew was a 40+ lb pumpkin. We usually have several squash on one trellis support so the weight is pretty heavy and I’m always surprised it holds up very well. We have never used hammocks because the stems grow thick and strong enough to hold the produce. We use the same netting and it works great.

    shyshaie
    January 7, 2013 at 10:44 pm
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  4. Green Anole :)

    PROTHRASHER
    January 7, 2013 at 10:52 pm
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  5. hi LDS can i have some seed. pls

    martin lukose
    January 7, 2013 at 11:01 pm
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  6. Thank you for viewing and commenting. We have used the hammocks too. This year she didn’t get around to doing it. This way we know when they are ready to be brought into the house for final ripening. I think both ways work well.

    LDSPrepper
    January 7, 2013 at 11:23 pm
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  7. Great video. Just watched it today. I have been growing vertically for years. When I have grown melons in the past I supported them with a little hammock attached to the netting or cords they were growing up. It prevents any unexpected problems caused by the weight of the melon or wind etc. Keep up the good work. The videos are great very informative.

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    Aggiedad13
    January 7, 2013 at 11:31 pm
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  8. You are very welcome. Thanks for watching.

    LDSPrepper
    January 8, 2013 at 12:18 am
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  9. Im going to have to try this. Thanks for making the video.

    Allen2045
    January 8, 2013 at 12:28 am
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  10. I think that will work great. Thanks for watching and commenting.

    LDSPrepper
    January 8, 2013 at 1:21 am
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  11. I looped the melons up some trellises to climb through….hopefully I get the same result. Thanks for the great vid.

    juniorprepper
    January 8, 2013 at 2:13 am
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  12. I have seen my wife take 4-6 foot long vines and use the clips. It’s never too late.

    LDSPrepper
    January 8, 2013 at 2:59 am
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  13. Fantastic idea….I already have some different melons planted and growing, hopefully it’s not too late to give them a little help to grow upward.

    juniorprepper
    January 8, 2013 at 3:39 am
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  14. I really like that wooden support. Too late for me this year, but I think I’ll try that next year. Thanks for the tip.
    Kent

    Virginia Wind
    January 8, 2013 at 3:56 am
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  15. Great videos. Thanks for sharing.

    LDSPrepper
    January 8, 2013 at 4:11 am
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  16. Awesome video and information. Grew mine on the ground this year with no where near those results. (Will try that next time) Check out some of my garden videos to see cattle panels used to grow cucumber, tomatoes and peas.

    03DexterHauler
    January 8, 2013 at 4:47 am
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  17. Great tip.Thanks

    unomas58
    January 8, 2013 at 5:41 am
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  18. I like that idea! Going to give it a try. Thanks for sharing.

    navvet81
    January 8, 2013 at 6:02 am
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  19. Very nice, I’ll give that a try next time, Thanks for sharing.

    rchopp
    January 8, 2013 at 6:12 am
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  20. your wife is one savvy woman! your plants looks GREAT!

    4GreenEarth2
    January 8, 2013 at 6:55 am
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  21. I have seen others do something very similar to this and they used used nylons tied off to support the fruits, just passing along info. They look great.

    emrcon
    January 8, 2013 at 7:11 am
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  22. The Hanging Garden of Texas! Thanks for the tip LDS brother!

    SultanOfShinola
    January 8, 2013 at 8:08 am
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  23. Cool. I’ve been wanting to grow cantalope for a while and this looks like a great way to do it. By the way, are those heirloom or gmo?

    AtheistPatriot1
    January 8, 2013 at 8:13 am
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  24. Yup, grow up rather than out. I am doing the same thing next year. Great vid, thanks for sharing.

    ndcouey70
    January 8, 2013 at 8:13 am
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  25. wow growing vertical !!! why didn’t anyone think of that over the last 100 years !!! you are the cutting edge of gardening my friend !… I am astounded by this discovery !! thank you !… this has changed the face of gardening. .. we owe you so much.!!!!

    stymye
    January 8, 2013 at 8:41 am
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