Teri- You just do not bother about those nasty old neighbours. So now you
could build it from 4 by 4 posts and make a strong trellis. If you need an
example you could find one at my web site. Anyway we hope you find a way to
construct a sturdy trellis.
bill missen.
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Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 2:50
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Subject: How NOT to build a trellis
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Hi everyone. I was looking around trying to
figure out what I could make my trellis with since my old wooden ones had
pretty much bit the dust and there sat a bunch of PVC pipe left over from
a project. Well with a few new couplings and some plumbers tape it
looked pretty good. Got the string strung and even braced it on the sides with
another couple of pieces of pipe . Then the wind started to blow and I thought
the whole bed was gonna take off and fly away.Just too flimsy. However flimsly
my wood trellis was- it was much better than this -this is just too
wobbly. - it is 1 1/1 inch- maybe just too high. don't know.The string
looks really good this year too you know- darn it? I heard people on this very
forum warn about this being too flimsy-but did I listen? NOOOOOO!- maybe a
thicker pipe would be ok- but I think you need weigh plumbing pipe or just go
get some decent wood. Oh well- only lost a few hours and learned a lot. My
Neighbors got a kick out of this boo boo- the old timers in my mobile
home park are always hanging over the fence waiting to see what I am going to
next - things that THEYnever did when they gardened,"YOU CAIN"T GROW IN BOXES
LIKE THAT-YOU GOTTA HAVE ROWS.YOU CAIN'T GROW MELONS OR CUKES UP A
ROPE LIKE THAT , YOU GOTS TO GROW EM ON HILLS, HOW COME YOU AINT ROTOTOLLIN?
YOU GOTS TO ROTOTIL", then when something grows-"HEY CAN WE HAVE SOME OF
THEM TOMATERS?" Today as the trellis was swinging about madly (it WAS
windy) and I was desperately trying to unhook it ALL BY MYSELF-without
smacking myself silly- they were guffawing and snorting(the women do this
too!) and I heard someone suggest that it might make a great frame for a
very large kite. Smart alecs.I wonder if any of them have any plumbing
pipe....Teri.
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