On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 18:28:58 GMT, DigitalVinyl
wrote:

"Tom J" wrote:

BTW, a couple of
watermelon vines would cover the whole area, so that's something else better
bought at the market.

I would only grow one or two, and it would be one of the smaller round
ones. I was thinking it could take over the grassy area near the rock
wall and spread lengthwise along the wall. I grew baby bear pumpkins
in a 12" wide container this year (harvested three, i killed the plant
in a baking soda accident).

^_^ If you're not crazy about squash, I wouldn't waste the space.
Those plants can become *very* large. Similarly, even with small
fruit, melon vines can occupy a lot of space. I do sympathize with the
desire to try many things just to see how/what they do. I liked to
grow either unusual or expensive things in my garden plot -- different
colored bell peppers, purple beans, celeriac (a complete failure),
oriental veg. I grew onions one year and those were also dismal --
they take a lot of water and attention, and onions are cheap. Better
to try shallots or garlic chives. Or leeks. For beans, be careful to
note whether they're bush or pole (climbing) types. I built a very
elaborate bean trellis, and then planted bush bean seeds. Uh oh. The
small fresh beans were lovely, nonetheless.