How big is your porch? I grew one cantaloupe in a 3-gal pot a few years ago; that thing vined everywhere! I secured the vines to the terrace railing, so they don't have to be grown on the ground. I did manage to get one totally luscious fruit out of it - very proud, I was! LOL!

If you could give them the proper support, they could possibly be grown up a trellis-type structure. As your fruit starts to grow, support them further by tying them up in old pantyhose or something, because when they are harvest-ready, they will drop off if you don't get to them in time.

As for cucumbers, depending on the type you are growing, they will vine all over the place too.

I'd say that you could grow one plant of each in a 3-gal pot; maybe two each in a 5-gal pot (3 if you really want to push it).

As for having too many vines? Never! Especially if it's stuff you can eat!

PV

thanks! the pot sizes you suggest are much bigger then the pots they're in now, so I better get going on finding some more containers.

To make matters worse, I just bought a grape plant! I've really got to see someone about this vining plant syndrome I have.