HORTOMALLAS, trellising bitter melon

Momordica charantia (or bitter melon, Chinese Balsam Apple, cundeamor chino, bitter gourd, bitter squash or balsam-pear https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momordica_charantia) need some sort of trellining system to grow on. HORTOMALLAS netting has proven to be a great medium of support.
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green plants growing in the middle of a forest
Vegetable Support and Trellis Netting - HORTOMALLAS
Cundeamor (momordica): detail of its vines trellising on HORTOMALLAS support net
a cucumber growing on the side of a wooden pole
Vegetable Support and Trellis Netting - HORTOMALLAS
momordica (bitter melon or cundeamor) fruit hanging off HORTOMALLAS trellis net for vegetable support.
rows of green plants growing in the middle of a field
Vegetable Support and Trellis Netting - HORTOMALLAS
Trellising net on bitter melon (momordica), as support of its foliage and fruits,
the vines are growing on the side of the fenced in area that is next to the vineyard
Vegetable Support and Trellis Netting - HORTOMALLAS
Espalier failure for wind or a poorly planted post? NO problem with HORTOMALLAS! IN this case, termites had eaten the foot of the bamboo stake, and the whole trellis fell on its side. Unlike what would have happened with raffia, the netting stayed in its place, holding the plants together. Nothing was lost, replacion the post and pushing the trellis back in position was all it needed!
cucumber growing in the middle of a garden
Vegetable Support and Trellis Netting - HORTOMALLAS
HORTOMALLAS trellis net allows the plant to "open up" and expand fully over the whole dimension of the espalier. By doing so a greater percentage of polinization can be achieved as compared to crops grown on the ground.
an image of vines growing on the side of a wooden pole in front of trees
Vegetable Support and Trellis Netting - HORTOMALLAS
Trellis netting is wrapped around the post at the end of the furrow in order to secure the whole tutoring system. Ideally the posts at the ends should be larger and digged deeper into the ground as well as have some sort of anchoring tension cable
an image of the side of a road that is covered in vegetation and has a red arrow pointing to the right
Vegetable Support and Trellis Netting - HORTOMALLAS
detail of HORTOMALLAS trellis netting showing on a well developed cundeamor momordica (bitter melon) espalier for support
an area with lots of green plants growing on it
the plant is growing on the vine in the garden
Vegetable Support and Trellis Netting - HORTOMALLAS
cucurbitaceae vines are perfect for using HORTOMALLAS tutoring net, the plant will find its point of support by it self