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gardenboySD Chula Vista, CA Apr 15, 2011

I am a newbie to squash and I just planted some squash seeds. I have 15-20 seedlings now, and I need something to keep the large vines from overrunning a small rosemary plant nearby. Any ideas?

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GrayThumb Saint Louis, MO(Zone 6a) Apr 15, 2011

Maybe an untreated board partially sunk into the ground to divide the squash vines and roots from the rosemary plant and roots?

Good luck!

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catmad Pelzer, SC(Zone 7b) Apr 16, 2011

Trellis them. I do it with all the squash that run, and they do really well. Not so many bugs, and easy to find and harvest, too. If fact, I buy vining zucchini because it's so much more successful for me. This year I'm going to try training some as shade over some lettuce, and we'll see how it goes:)

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gardenboySD Chula Vista, CA Apr 16, 2011

Thanks so much guys! I built my own trellises. Sort of. I took two stakes and put them to the left and right of the squash seedlings. Then, a place a stake on top of the other two stakes. Finally, I used bricks to make a stone barrier between the rosemary and the squash and one between the squash and the carrots I just planted. I did the same with my beans(just sowed), snap peas, my other squash plants, and my tomatoes. I will post pics later.

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greenstubbs Vacaville, CA Apr 17, 2011

Not to Hi-jack this thread but a very good question that I'm looking for is. How tall and wide of a trellis should I build as I'm trellising some Squash and Honeydews this year? Thanks

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catmad Pelzer, SC(Zone 7b) Apr 18, 2011

Tough to gauge, but my Tromboncino (vining zucchini), planted in 2 hay bales, 2 plants, got a 6'x6' panel of fence to climb. Would have gone higher and wider if I'd let them :)
Never grown honeydew.

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Jim41 Delhi, LA Apr 23, 2011

I build cages out of concrete reinforcement wire and put around my squash. They climb right to the top. By the time they get there they are just about through producing.

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