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Re: Cantaloupe

>
>Can I grow such a heavy fruit vertically? On tomato cages perhaps?
>
>I've heard they are too heavy but to keep the fruit fresh, support it
>on upside down flower pots. Of course, that does not help space wise.
>
>
I've grown cantalopue in tomato cages and used pantyhose to tie them
to the wire.  Pantyhose are very strong and indestructable, except on
female legs.  Just be sure the cage is well anchored in the ground,
because the weight of the melons will tip the cage if it is not
secured.
Doreen

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