cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/24076439

This is the entrance to the “wild” part of our garden. I’m lucky to have access to woodland close by that the council haven’t maintained, so there were lots of branches from past storms this winter. The plan is to grow honeysuckle either side and hope it covers most of it, providing food and shelter along with the hedgerow I’ve planted on the left behind the ladder. The pond I posted earlier last year is made out of an old water tank someone was throwing out.

  • RiskableEnglish
    6·
    8 days ago

    Honeysuckle? Lame. Depending on your location plant something that’ll blow people’s minds like pumpkin!

    Yes: If you train your pumpkin vine up the arbor it’ll grow pumpkins in the air and the vine will remain strong enough to support the heavy fruit! Though, that arbor might not be up to the weight requirement 😁

    Another great option is kiwi. It requires cold weather though (does it snow in your area? Perfect).

    If you want to demonstrate just how ambitious/crazy you are grow horned melons! They prefer warmer/tropical climates but man are they a cool thing to grow. You’ll have alien brains ready to eat in no time!

    Disclaimer: Don’t touch horned melon vines with your bare hands! They have little velcro-sized spines that will stick into your skin and be annoying/slightly itchy for like two weeks (ask me how I know 🤣). They’re not dangerous but they’re annoying enough to keep certain pests far, far away from your yard (e.g. rats).

    • Uranium 🟩@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      8 days ago

      Huh, I’ve had the exact thing you describe from handling pumpkin vines before (which were incidently grown on a wire floating in the air)

      Other suggestions for OP to possibly grow; grape vine, passion fruit, kiwi berry.

      Ipomoea flowers as well!

    • Destide@feddit.ukOPEnglish
      2·
      8 days ago

      My wife would approve as the other half is raised beds and decretive flowers, we’re UK so get about 2 months of decent cold snap

    • IMALlama@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      8 days ago

      Another great option is kiwi. It requires cold weather though (does it snow in your area? Perfect).

      Wait, what?!

      Kiwi plants grow best in USDA zones 4 to 9, with fuzzy kiwi varieties preferring zones 8 to 9 and hardy kiwis thriving in zones 4 to 7.

      TIL that there’s two kind of kiwi. I wonder how good the hardy ones are relative to fuzzy. This could be a fun experiment.