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Re: position of vertical supports.

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>I was wondering if anyone had experimented with the position of their
>vertical supports.
>I am setting up a 1 x 12 section just for vertical growing but I wasn't sure
>if my supports should be located directly over the center of the block or
>more towards the back.  I was thinking more towards the back to make it
>easier on me and I figure that the plants won't care as soon as I start
>training them.
>Any views on this?

In my back yard, where I have the more unsightly beds, I have one 
section that is vertical only, about 1 foot across.  There are also 
two 4-foot wide areas.

There's a whole system of vertical supports over and between the 
beds, made of metal electrical tubing. I use outdoor electrical boxes 
and compression fasteners as 3- and 4-way corner connectors. I have 
trellis netting, or in some cases nylon cord, stretched between the 
supports, and have successfully trained cucumbers and tomatoes to 
arch over the paths.

Side view (not to scale)


     +---+-----+--------+-----+-------+
     |   |     |        |     |       |  <--vertical supports, about 7'

     vert. path  4' wide  path  4' wide
     only        bed            bed
     bed

Howard Berkowitz
(Zone 7, I think, in Northern Virginia)

>
>-garrett lindsay
>Utah
>zone 5b or 6a (still can't figure out on the maps which one I am.)


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