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Grittyville, WA

I have an LG set at maybe 8 ft that I want to keep. A bit too low to the ground. Can I build a wood trough for it to lay in (maybe lined with a cotton sheet) and grow it out at a 30 degree angle rather than digging a hole? Thanks.

8/12/2022 10:33:36 AM

Central NY

Yup… I’d wait as long as you can before putting in on the board though so it gets going straight…sprinkle bone meal down the chute, it’ll slide easier.

8/12/2022 1:14:44 PM

Grittyville, WA

Smart thanks. Although, my rat would call that dinner plus dessert so I'll try something besides bone meal... I have the healthiest rat you ever saw. Im sure it thinks it died and went to heaven. Hopefully it thinks that one more time.

8/12/2022 2:22:15 PM

I. Falls, Minn

I put a 2x4 at an angle and screw a plastic rain gutter on top of it. It seems to slide easy and helps keep it straight.

8/13/2022 7:17:13 AM

I. Falls, Minn

Don't do it. It worked well up to 100". At 108" it started to swell and got stuck in the gutter. I tried to remove it and put it on a 2x6, and broke it. A fitting end to a bad year.

8/24/2022 7:06:17 AM

Grittyville, WA

Sorry to hear. I am trying this:

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=334329

If needed, I will put a cotton sheet between the gourd and the garden fencing. The good news is I can hopefully tie it all the way up to the ridge beam and haul it to the weigh off. Thanks...

8/24/2022 1:51:42 PM

Grittyville, WA

Been awhile since I thought about long gourds. Is the consensus to dig a hole rather than angle it off to the side? I might grow one over a concrete patio. There won't be any digging-a-hole extensions, so I may have to revisit this angled idea. Please reply if you've done an angled gourd. Thanks.

[Last edit: 04/22/26 12:46:33 PM]

4/22/2026 12:45:26 PM