I am glad you brought this question up. I planted zucchini and patty pan squash today and am using the vertical with tomato cage idea. I have very little room in my garden and I think it will work!
I have never planted or eaten patty pan before. We will have a very special house guest this summer and it’s a surprise. I still gave 5 proper plants and 6 tomato plants to squeeze in. My Dad was a master at getting a lot of a small garden. He would plant a small amount of sweet corn and train his cukes to go up it. We have too many deer and raccoons to be planting corn.
Need coffee!
“I still gave 5 proper plants “
Should be - I still have 5 pepper plants