[Lardman]

Progress so far... I have noticed a couple of things :

Some are better at climbing than others (regardless of what the packet says).    Spaghetti seem to be the best at it.
To get them started I had to tie the leaders with string as the trellis starts 1ft from ground level.
They really do need 3ft between plants, I've planted every 18" and it's far too close.
I've built 1ft square trellis with 1½ inch wood, it would have been easier for them to climb with a smaller gap and thinner wood. (I've used string to sort that)

If anyone is pushed for space I'd certainly recommend it,  I just need to sort of supporting the squash now.

[mumofstig]

Looking good 
Their tendrils like the stiff clematis netting

Look at this for a frame. (at 2mins)............it looks as if they are growing on the flat at first  (sorry it's in Italian) It's Tromba d'Albegna the one I grow upwards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gL39OPDVHo

[Kirpi]

Growing Pumpkin (Baby Bear) up a wigwam of canes. The main leader is being trained up the wigwam, but the side vines are finding their way across the bed they are on.

So it has kept most of the growth off the bed so I can use it for other things but towards the end of the growing season the Pumpkin is taking over redundant space as things are harvested. A good way to keep the weeds down as the beds become free of veggies.

[allotmentann]

I really must try this, it seems to me that not only is it a better use of space, but there must be less likelihood of them getting mildew with the better air flow around them.

[Beetroot queen]

This is on my to do list for next year. Looks good lardman 

[madcat]

We grow utchi kutchi (Uchiki Kuri) squash up sheep wire fences very successfully.  The wire has a supporting cane threaded through the top and posts (of a sort) every 3 foot.  They do have to be 'turned round' when they get to the end of the fence or they would keep going into mid air and block the path.

[gavinjconway]

I grow loads of GemSquash and my hubbards along my perimeter  fence and they go crazy climbing all over it.
 

[Fairy Plotmother]

 :)I thought I would give this a go in my back garden. Plants grew nicely....leaves seemed a little on the large side but hey ho. I continue to nurture them and they've turned into PUMPKINS. It must be my magic fairy powers!

[Lardman]

I grow loads of GemSquash and my hubbards along my perimeter  fence and they go crazy climbing all over it.

Funny you should mention gem squash Gavin, There are a couple in that mess but they're not doing very well  Im not sure if the spaghetti are just too aggressive.

I think next year I might put some chicken wire over the trellis although I'm trying not to make the garden look too utilitarian. 

[devonbarmygardener]

I've never thought about doing this before.

Space is a bit of a premium for me , but I trail and direct the squashes around the paths and other plants and just watch where I step!!

Growing 'Honey Bear' (not sure how big these get - I think they are small squashes) and spaghetti squash - although 1 plant is producing big green squashes and has a compact (if large) growth pattern, and the other is a white-ish squash with a trailing habit...

...mixed seeds in the pack maybe?? 

[Kleftiwallah]

I've just pounded in an ex- 'house for sale' pole up which to grow the courgettes.  They tiying in but it keeps 'em clean.

Cheers,   Tony.

[gavinjconway]

I love Honey Bear and also grow them... 2 per station and 2 1/2' apart through weed fabric.

[shokkyy]

I always grow my Uchiki Kuri that way and they love it. I've got an old narrow tree trunk in my garden with stock wiring around it, was originally use for clematis, but every year I grow my UK on it. I think it puts their head in the sun, which they love, and keeps the fruit away from wet ground and slugs. I treat the trunk like a square and put one plant on each side of the square and they happily clamber over each other. Got loads of fruit on them this year, some already big and lots of smaller ones growing on too. Because UKs are not too big, I don't find they need supporting either.