07-12-2011, 07:12 AM
I have had pretty good luck putting a "knee-high" hose over the fruit once it sets. (I got 10 pair at Longs for $4.99 I believe.) I close it with a twist tie and watch it grow. I have used it with butternut squash and a few cucumbers. Looks pretty strange, but whatever works! I can't remember where I read this tip.