04-29-2009, 10:08 PM
tvguy Wrote:Quote:Tia..I think if you could successfully grow 'maters upside down, you could do the same with Cukes, and Zukes, and other things.
Maybe not at least not the same way. Tomato stalks are pretty strong and solid but squash plants like you mentioned are kind of hollow. I did however grow a hanging pumpkin which probably weighed at least 50 pounds and the larger it got the more it beefed up it's own vine to support all that weight.
Yeah, but ain't it weird....the hollow kind of vines seem to be less fragile than tomato stems that seem to squeal and grab for their knickers if you even just look at them wrong. Especially during such processes as staking which they seem to consider a personal affront.