Oh we have these cute little pumpkins in Thailand - they grow sooo fast and here they grow all year round. I super enjoy cooking with them cos they are so easy to peel and with few seeds.
I've seen Thai people locally creep them UP like vines, rather than growing them on the ground - the humidity here and the thin skins combined not great in terms of rot. And so they trellis them up the sides of the rice barn and create a little sling support for the baby pumpkins.
Next time I see it I'm gonna take photos and post about it.