Comments on: Super Sturdy Trellis

By: Meadowwood Garden

Meadowwood Garden — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:29:08 +0000

We provide links to the netting we used in the green sidebar to the right of the article. Good luck with your garden this year!

By: Joose Newton

Joose Newton — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 01:26:08 +0000

What a genius idea. I was racking my brain getting ready to try urban pole beans for the first time this spring, and I had a harebrained scheme about screwing a piece of 1 X 2 with hooks into the siding of my house and running lines down to tent pegs. Geesh! I’m glad I found your page. Can you recommend a good place to get trellis netting?

Thanks,

Justin

By: Meadowwood Garden

Meadowwood Garden — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:32:22 +0000

Hi Claire! I hope the trellis works out for you as well as it has for me. After three years the trellis (and netting) is good as new. It has been in the elements for all 3 years (including winters) and is showing no signs of rust, wear or anything bad at all. So, yes, I’m very happy with it!

A shorter version for cucumbers is a super idea. The netting is super strong and should hold up well. I’m thinking of using a shorter version for some gourds and melons this year. To me that is the beauty of this trellis — you can modify it in endless ways to suit your needs.

I’m planning to update this article at some point with my experiences, further info and more ideas for uses. Perhaps I’ll take a photo to let everyone see how well it has held up.

Please drop us a line in the future and let us know how the trellis worked out for you.

By: Claire

Claire — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:26:11 +0000

Made your trellis this week and am excited about it. I see that some of the comments are several years old and wonder how your trellis has stood the test of time? Thinking of making one for lima beans and also a smaller one for cucumbers. Are you still happy with yours? Thanks very much for a design that was easy to do myself.

By: Helen

Helen — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:31:53 +0000

My beans have just blown over again – I’ll have a go at a super strudy trellis next year. (What I really mean is that I’ll ask my husband to build it for me!!) Thanks very much.

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:20:03 +0000

Thanks for the idea! Set one up this spring – beans are growing great and I thank you so much for posting this.

By: Meadowwood Garden

Meadowwood Garden — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:04:22 +0000

Another good option — thanks for sharing!

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:19:19 +0000

Very nice looking trellis! I’m doing mine in a similar way, except i could not find the U posts, so i used a 3ft length of 1/2″ rebar instead. I bought the rebar half way into the ground, then slide the conduit right over it and it fits nice and snug. Then I use galvanized pipe straps ($2 each) to fasten the conduit pipes to the side of my 24 inch beds to give them even more stability. For anyone who can’t find the U posts, this is definitely another option which leads to an extremely stable 8-10ft trellis.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:34:51 +0000

I have never heard of running okra, but I have heard of climbing okra which is really loofah. Is that what you are referring to? If so, I have a source.

By: Meadowwood Garden

Meadowwood Garden — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:22:30 +0000

Happy the article helped you out! The pole beans have never gotten to 10 feet yet — they usually stop at about 7-8 feet and are easily picked without a ladder. If they ever grow any higher then yes, a ladder would be in order I think!

Last year I used it for peas instead of pole beans — even easier to pick…

Thanks for stopping by!