This is a great idea; last year our zuchinni overtook the cucs and our cantalope spread all over too. I just got done (on Mother's Day) tilling the garden to get ready for this year's plants. We have a chain link fence too so we'll give this a try (at least for the zuchinni and cucs); not sure if we are going to do melons this year again but they sure are delicious when then come from your own garden. Thanks for the tips.