Comments on: The best vegetables for a trellis: The top crops that love to climb

By: Etha Moore

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 18:11:52 +0000

My son used some wire fencing I bought at a yard sale. 3ft tall, 4″×4″ spaced. He secured it to the inside of 2 wooden planter boxes 5 ft x 2 ft. My Kentucky Wonder beans are fabulous this year! Each bean was perfect and only had to dust early on. No insecticide after June. Next year I’m going to add another arch for cucumbers!

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By: Carol

Sun, 15 May 2022 22:12:28 +0000

In reply to Bob.

Bob. How do you get the fruit to grow under arch and hot develop between mesh and wire trellis?

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By: Jimmy John

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 15:19:37 +0000

I have been using the same hog panel for over 25 years and it is no worse for the wear. it wasn’t cheap but it is easy to work with and easy to clear in the fall. The long life makes it affordable. I cut a 16′ in half and have two 8′ x 5′ high trellis.

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By: Bob

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 12:54:23 +0000

This was my first year to grow vertically and I am so glad I did, what a difference in quality and production of everything, tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, beans .. all grew better faster and healthier. Using tomato clips and hooks also makes a big difference. I used jute twine which seems to help the plants grip on better as they climb. I live in Texas and have a much longer growing season not worrying about frost until mid-late November. Very happy with the results and I am totally sold on vertical growing

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By: Sukey Watson

Mon, 08 Jul 2019 18:08:20 +0000

In reply to Thomas brophy.

That was a great idea. I am thinking of making 6’ x6’ panels using the leftover 6’ no climb fencing I have leftover from fencing my goats pasture and dog and cat yard. I contemplated hog panel but yes here in VT very expensive.

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By: Thomas brophy

Mon, 20 May 2019 03:52:18 +0000

Hog panels are great for trellising vining veggies, but up here in New England they tend to be quite expensive ( as opposed, I suspect, in more Southern rural areas, where they might be much cheaper). So, my approach is to buy a whole roll of concrete reinforcing wire, which is not quite so heavy gauge as hog panel, but which is nevertheless plenty strong enough to be self supporting when bent into an arch. if straightened from the roll it will need to be supported by sturdy ground anchored posts at least on either end. Most people should also count on having to buy a small bolt cutter to remove desired lengths. ( I used to be able to cut it with a strong wire cutter, but no longer can.) . Also note the weight management of an entire roll is not for an older, more frail person. This stuff lasts beyond a lifetime, but requires some physical strength to jockey around. At 78 it’s getting more difficult for me in the roll.

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