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Re: Trellis construction

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I used a roll of fencing with 2 inch by 4 inch spaces. It works great but I
have had to make bigger holes in some spots by snipping pieces out to reach
in to weed or harvest tomatoes and cucumbers.
Tom
Portland OR,  Zone 8
http://www.teleport.com/~scut/garden.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Betz, Richard <rbetz@randomhouse.com>
To: 'Square Foot Gardening List' <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Thursday, March 30, 2000 6:35 AM
Subject: RE: Trellis construction


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>Great picture Tom! By the way, what do you use for netting, it looks very
>sturdy in the picture?
>
>Richard(zone6)
>Brooklyn, NY
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Scut [s*@teleport.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 12:45 AM
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> Subject: Re: Trellis construction
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> I skip the threading of the conduit (which is very easy to
>cut with a
> hacksaw,BTW) by using right angle conduit connectors, they
>slide over the
> end and are held tight by screws included in the angled
>piece. Very easy to
> assemble and disassemble using these. To make mine more
>stable I do attach
> my trellises to the wooden bed frame by sliding them through
>U brackets or
> where there aren't raised beds by bolting or cable tying
>them to something
> sturdy. Otherwise they lean in my moist clay soil. My
>trellises can be seen
> at: http://www.teleport.com/~scut/backyd12.jpg
> Tom
> Portland OR,  Zone 8
> http://www.teleport.com/~scut/garden.htm
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Swami <swami@brick.net>
> To: sqft@listbot.com <sqft@listbot.com>
> Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 8:48 PM
> Subject: Trellis construction
>
>
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> >Hello all.  This will be my third year gardening by the
>square foot
> >method. This year, I plan on building a trellis to try my
>hand at some
> >vertical growing.  As of now, I'm planning on a single
>four-square row for
> >the vertical stuff: 4 cucumber plants (in two squares), one
>melon plant
> >(probably Burpee's Bartlett hybrid), and one Jack-Be-Little
>pumpkin plant.
> >I'm looking for any advice from folks who have done some
>vertical growing.
> >
> >I'm thinking I'll use 1/2" thick-walled electrical conduit,
>get it cut to
> >length and threaded, and use plumbing fittings for assembly
>as Mel
> >suggests.  But I'm not an electrician, so I'm wondering
>about the strength
> >of this conduit.  My trellis will be 6' tall (with 12-18"
>of conduit sunk
> >into the ground), and 5' wide.  Anyone think I'll have
>problems with
> >weight from my planned crop on the 5' horizontal span?  Of
>additional
> >concern is the wind here in St. Louis during tornado
>season, but you can't
> >do anything about that. :)
> >
> >Mel talks about bending the crossbar so that you have
>shorter legs to
> >drive into the ground.  I was thinking of having two pieces
>for each leg:
> >a 4 or 4.5' piece and a 3' piece.  I'd drive the longer
>piece into the
> >ground until 3' remained, and use splices to attach the
>other 3' piece.
> >Then I'd use two elbows to attach the 5' crossbar.  Any
>comments on this,
> >or better ideas you've implemented?  I'm just trying to
>avoid driving
> >really long pieces, but I want to keep the structure as
>strong as
> >possible.
> >
> >Thanks for any advice,
> >Steve DeLassus
> >
> >
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