By Kathy Sullivan, Communications Director
You're thinking up fabulous plans for your vegetable and perennial gardens right about now. Remember to include vertical structures for vegetables to grow up. Notice the metal structure for vertical tomatoes in the photo above and the focus on one main stem.
Veggies that like growing up include:
The Garden Channel has an excellent article on growing vegetables vertically with some good videos at the bottom of the page.
Another valuable resource on growing vertically "with epic yields" is here.
You're thinking up fabulous plans for your vegetable and perennial gardens right about now. Remember to include vertical structures for vegetables to grow up. Notice the metal structure for vertical tomatoes in the photo above and the focus on one main stem.
Veggies that like growing up include:
- Pole (Green) Beans
- Climbing Peas - Snow peas, snap peas, and garden peas
- Vining Tomatoes
- Zucchini
- Cucumber
- Squash
- Tiny Pumpkins
- Nasturtiums
- Hops (gets out of control quickly and has stickery like stems so use caution when growing)
The Garden Channel has an excellent article on growing vegetables vertically with some good videos at the bottom of the page.
Another valuable resource on growing vertically "with epic yields" is here.