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Re: Trellises

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> We did something similar, using three 7 ft. T-posts spaced 7 ft apart. We
> bought 15 ft. cattle panels for about $15 each that are available at most
> farm stores, which are about 5 ft tall, and cut them in half lengthwise with
> boltcutters. One of these half panels gives us a very sturdy framework which
> we then wire across the top of the T-posts.  The same farm store sells nylon
> trellises for about 5 bucks, which are 5 ft high and 15 ft long with 6 inch
> openings, and a lifetime guarantee; we hang these from the panel and tie to
> the posts on the ends, and weave the plants up thru the trellis and
> eventually thru the panel at the top. The panels are stout enough that you
> can let them project above the posts, making the trellis close to 7 ft tall
> and very sturdy.

I am having a hard time getting a mental  picture of this, so forgive 
me! Are the panels that you are talkign about neccesary, or can you 
simply use the posts and the nylon trellis stuff? I just put in 
blackberries and raspberries, and I planned on trellising them with 
the typical fan trellis, but maybe this method that you are talking 
about would work. Could you give me a little more info? I don't wnat 
trellises that would have to stay up all winter in my regular 
garden....

Missi
> To me, this is the easiest  way to trellis almost anything. We'll place two
> of these in a bed, one on each side, and plant our tomatoes about 1.5 feet
> apart, giving room for 20 plants in a 15 ft bed. Typically we raise about 50
> tomatoe (call me Dan *g*) plants this way. We've also got blackberries
> trellised permanently, and we put our pole beans, cukes and peas up similar
> structures.  You gotta prune the tomatoes religiously tho, or the resulting
> jungle gets pretty ugly.
> 
> We started doing this 5 years ago, and I figure the posts and panels are
> good for another 20 at least....the nylon trellises tend to get mangled
> though after a couple of years.
> 
> Bill Huhman
> central Ohio, originally from Lake of the Ozarks area in Missouri
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kitt <kittt@geocities.com>
> >
> > I got two 7-foot, T-shaped metal fence posts at Home Depot for $2 apiece,
> > and a 6-foot one. They have handy little knobs jutting out at regular
> > intervals that make a good guide for hemp twine. I pounded them into my
> > veggie bed two feet deep and lashed the crossbar to the top with more hemp
> > twine for a very sturdy trellis.
> 
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