They also grow better in beds in open sunlight. They are not easy to fruit big. Better to grow garlic or onions near yer girls. Bug nasties don't like these edibles. Good to help guerilla ops too. The good part is you can add it to canna butter chicken noodle soup later.
The trick to big strawberries and bigger fruits is to clip the first set of flowers off. Then when the berries form clip small unproductive ones off. Same with water melons try to keep a few on the vine. Cucumbers it doesn't matter. But the same holds true here also you can lollipop vegetables and fruits. I once left only one melon on a vine that sucker got huge!!! Now I'm taking all my outdoor knowledge indoors sad