Segment 2 of S4E10 Growing vine crops, The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show

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In segment two Joey and Holly talk about what you need to know before growing vine vegetable and fruits in your garden

Generally, the longer the growing season, the more the vines will spread, so you'll want to allow more room for winter squash and melons than for summer squash and cucumbers.
Direct sow these crops
Ground
Containers
Straw Bales
Space is need
You can grow these in containers or bags of compost laid on the grown cut open
soil needs to be dry and warm. If your soil stays very wet and you've had trouble raising healthy vine crops, try building up the hills into three- to five-inch-high mounds before planting. Then plant the way you would for hills. These mounds aid the plant's germination and improve the growing environment because the soil warms up and dries out faster.
A raised mound has warmer soil for germination and better drainage. ... The hills drain the soil faster, preventing water log and also warm the soil faster in the sun

Space plants 18 to 24 inches apart in rows 36 inches apart.
Melons
GRapes
Vining pumpkins require a minimum of 50 to 100 square feet per hill. Plant seeds one inch deep (four or five seeds per hill). Allow 5 to 6 feet between hills, spaced in rows 10 to 15 feet apart. When the young plants are well-established, thin each hill to the best two or three plants.
Cucumbers The vines can reach 6 to 8 feet long or more. In large gardens, cucumbers can spread out on the ground. Plant them in rows on the ridges prepared earlier. Use a hoe or stick to make a small furrow about 1 inch deep down the center of each ridge.
A rule of thumb is to allow 24 square feet per plant. For watermelon
saskatchewan watermelon we were able to grow

Grow Cream of Saskatchewan Watermelon from fresh Citrullus lanatus melon seeds. ... Instead, this unique variety produces delicious, pale yellow to white melons that weigh in at 12 to 20 pounds each. The outer skin is dark green and very thin, making it difficult to store for long periods of time.
TIP : Planted with vine crops radishes seem to repel some harmful insects, such as cucumber beetles and black flea beetles. Whether it's their sharp odor or because they exude some chemical that insects dislike, radishes work. Plus, they sprout quickly to mark the row, so you won't disturb the germinating seeds when you cultivate around the hills or rows to keep down weeds.
Sprinkle a few radish seeds in each planting spot. Any early maturing variety will do. Leave the radishes in place until they're way beyond the eating stage. Pull them up when you harvest the first small fruits from the vine. As you remove the radishes, you loosen the soil around the bas(continued)