I've been begging for a trellis so I could grow beans that don't completely hate our humid and hot summers (like yard longs) for the last few years and it's a point of contention. He won't flex on the materials and I won't flex on not having one. So off we went. Here are my ideas of what I want...pardon me if I've stolen from your blog or your pictures.
Cattle panel on the existing white fence - something that would virtually disappear once the vegetation grew on it. But, he wouldn't go for the wire.
He was willing to do these things...
It will also be mounted off the ground by 18" This setup won't work for peas. The tendrils simply wouldn't have anything to grab onto - and it will be hard work for growing cucumbers, but it is not impossible I do it now by weaving them in and out of a much smaller panel and an earth box at the bottom...
Ah- I'll try to keep you posted on the progress of this project. I hope the beans are easier to harvest than I think they will be. It would be a shame. I did get him to agree that if it doesn't work I can by the dagon cattle panel and spray paint the thing white and hang it there next year. Grrr... at least I'm willing to try his way first. I am desperate to finally get the vines growing!
'Till next time!
Barbie~
HA! My kind of date ;-)
ReplyDeleteHe wouldn't like what I'm doing with my beans this year. I'm using welded wire fencing, bending the top over so it hangs over the top of my 6' cedar fence, and stapling it down the sides (slightly bowed, so there is room for the beans to grab on). I figure the vines will cover it soon enough, so it doesn't need to be pretty. Picture:
http://tinyurl.com/7pn4jsx
Shame he wont go for the cattle panel - I think it looks quite good in both a practical and as asthetic sense. But then I quite like wire generally - weird huh?
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