Trellis for Vegetable Garden

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  1. nan1234

    nan1234 Seedling

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    We just finished a trellis for our squash/mellon garden this year and now wait for warm days.

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  3. eileen

    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Nan the trellis looks great!! :D I look forward to seeing it again when you have all the plants in place. Superb job.
     
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    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Nan the trellis is awesome!!! Did you design it?
     
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    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    Looks fantastic!
     



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    Droopy Slug Slaughterer Plants Contributor

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    Trellis? I can't see a trellis, but I can see a work of art!
     
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    Biita Arctic-ally Challenged Forager

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    My Goodness!! and to think my 10 poles and some wire, and i thought i was ingenious...lol. Nan that is amazing. Very artistic and functional. Please post when you have the plants in, and growing. that is going to be even more beautiful then.
     
  8. nan1234

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    Thank you all. The challenging part is to make the curved beams on the top. We considered using cedar or synthetic deck board but it's turned too hard for us to work with these materials. The outside curve is 16 feet long. Eventaully, we decided to to use four fiberglass landscape edging boards. They very easy to work with - just use roof nails to attach them to posts.
     
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    Here are some pictures of my mellon garden on the trellis we built months ago:

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    The trellis and melon garden are amazing! :stew1:
     
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    kuntrygal Texas Rose

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    That is a beautifully designed work of art. And to think what a few months has done. It all looks amazing. Wish it was in my yard!
     
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    That is an amaing structure. I can just imagine it with all the fruit hanging down. Do you use it for anything else?
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    Yeh, we've got lots of fruits hanging down now.

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    Gardengater, I am not sure what I can do with it in winter. Maybe I can use it for Christmas decoration?
     
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    That's the most productive trellis garden I've ever seen. Gorgeous! I would say it's done its job. Thanks for sharing the video, Nan.
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    Holy catfish, Nan! I have never seen such a beautiful sight. Did I see Cucuzza? Your tomato plants seem to have very little foliage. Do you prune them?
    The trells could be used as a playscape for children I think. LOL
     
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    Nan, I would most certainly decorate it with lights for Christmas. That would be beautiful and we will be looking forward to those pictures. Thanks for sharing your video. WOW :stew2:
     

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