2 Min Tip: EZ DIY Trellis to Grow Tomatoes, Watermelon, Squash & Pumpkins Vertically
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- čas přidán 2. 05. 2015
- In today’s 2 minute tip, I show how we make heavy duty trellises that support indeterminate tomatoes, squash, pumpkins, and even watermelon.
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Links to materials:
1) 1/2" EMT Conduit: www.homedepot.com/p/Allied-Tub...
2) 1/2" Conduit Pull Elbow: www.homedepot.com/p/Halex-1-2-...
3) Concrete Remesh: www.homedepot.com/p/Nucoar-42-...
4) Rebar: www.homedepot.com/p/Weyerhaeus...
5) Zip Ties: www.homedepot.com/p/8-in-UV-Ca...
Metric Measurements:
1) Cut Vertical Conduit: 2.44 meters
2) Cut Horizontal Conduit: 105 cm
3) Remesh: 213 x 108 cm
4) Cut Rebar: 107 cm
We already had all of the materials on hand except for remesh. Here's what it would cost to build one trellis if you have to buy all of the materials:
Remesh - $7.25
Conduit - 3 x $1.99 = $5.97 (with some left over)
pull elbows: 2 x $2.26 = $4.52
Rebar - $5.20 (with some left over)
Zip ties - $4.97 (with lots left over)
Total - $27.91
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Thank you for getting to the point, sticking to the point, and providing information that is greatly appreciated. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Prospermiinow You're very welcome! I'm glad you like my straight to the point approach.
I’ve shared this particular video repeatedly as I often get comments on my trellises. Gotta give credit where it’s due AND can’t beat that this video is to the point, has links, and still has Oscar in it. Boom. Winner!
Thanks!
I have made several of these and they are awesome. You are so good about including links for the products to use. Thank you!
Thank you, Patrick! Great idea, cheap, smart, easy to make and move around the garden, still so durable and stable! You help me so much! I love gardening, but I don't have much experience. I learned so much from your videos. Good bless you!
I am new to gardening and I love your videos. They are well created and full of information. Thank you so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge.
This is a fantastic tutorial. I was able to build two of these today thanks to your detailed instructions. Thank you so much!!
Gonna show my husband this! Perhaps he’ll make it for me. If not, I’ll do it. It’s awesome Patrick!!
Excellent video - especially appreciate the list of supplies needed. definitely inspired me to start this trellis project. Just thought I would share my adaptation, as I could not fit cattle panel in my car - looked at vinyl coated fencing, and bought a roll of 48" by 50' - using to make 6 eight ft high trellises. Had some 1/2" PVC pipe on hand and used instead of EMT conduit - gluing elbows was a snap. Rebar anchors are brilliant - I used 2 parallel trellises anchored with rebar at the base about 2 ft apart - joined with zip ties at the top to create a tall, cathedral looking arch. Very sturdy and can't wait for this buttercup squash I started from seed to start vining in. Thanks again!!
Here is a helpful tip you can share... Cut the metal trellis piece into a 10 x 10 or 15 x 15 inch's and bend into into a C shape. Maybe around a large pipe to get that " C " shape. When a squash grows large enough place it under it and tie rap it to your metal trellis. Now you have a strong shelf for you squash...enjoy.
iamnjorganic That's a great idea! Thanks!
Great idea! Will definitely apply this type of trellis to my own garden. Thanks for the tip. 😊
Yours is one of my very favorite gardening youtube channels. Your presentation is very clear and easy to understand, your filming is smooth, and I've learned many new things from each of your videos. Thank you for taking the time to do such a thorough job and for sharing your love for gardening with everyone. God bless you.
Angelica Rodriguez Hi Angelica. Thank you so much for your kind words! I truly appreciate your support.
Great video! I'm brand new to gardening, and your videos have helped me a lot and given me some great ideas.
Thanks Glenda! I'm glad my videos have helped.
You just saved me with using remesh. I was about to purchase hog fence. Whew glad I came across you. Why couldn't I found you sooner. Thx ❤
Great idea, I've been making trellises for different veggies and didn't know the remesh existed, lol. I would have picked them up a long time ago. Thanks Patrick, great video.
***** Thanks Kim!
Love it! You are the master of the perfect 2 minute tip!!
***** Thanks Kaye!
Excellent video on garden trellis! The wire fencing is a great idea!
***** Thanks Stephen! The grids are actually concrete remesh. They'll hold a whole lot of weight! ;-)
I am a big fan of your channel and next year I will be adding some raised beds to the back garden. I would love to make some of these . The only problem is finding these products in the UK because a lot of times we have different names for things but I am determined these are definitely the easiest and best that I have seen (believe me I've seen plenty). So wish me luck and keep on inspiring people. Thanks for all your tips . They are much appreciated.
loominL Thank you for your kind words. You'll definitely have the remesh and rebar in the UK. Just go to a store that sells products used in concrete work. If you can't find electrical conduit there, you could also use other types of metal pipes. I hope this helps!
This is such a fab idea! It makes the trellises moveable for next year too! I love it! 😁
Thanks, Isobel!
Great instructional, can't wait to see the changes in your garden as you transfer into more of a maintenance mod than a soil building mode.
Isaac Barnett Thanks Isaac! These trellises will definitely be a big help in transitioning to maintenance mode. They should last for many years.
Nice trellis! I really like the rebar staking idea.
This will make clean up in the fall much easier.
Thanks for sharing.
Jim S Thanks Jim. Yeah, I really like being able to set them up and break them down quickly. You can also easily change your trellis configuration every year, which isn't possible with permanent setups.
Good idea with the rebar. BTW... thats one good lookin' cat.
***** Thanks! Yeah, Oscar is a handsome little guy!
brilliant! thanks for the tip. love and appreciate all your videos. they are very informative.
Thank you!
Another great video Patrick. I built your design in about 30 minutes and it's super strong and light weight. Will probably build a few more too. Thanks!
Thanks Damien! I'm glad to hear the build went well.
Your garden cat is the icing on the cake!!
Love it! Great trellis, great video, sweet set up!
Rob Langholff Thanks Rob!
Great idea! I'm going to try this with my pumpkins and watermelons this coming summer.
Thanks! I hope they work out as well for you as they have for us.
A very good tip indeed. Thanks for sharing.
Patrick Meehan You're very welcome Patrick!
Thank you Patrick for another great 2 minute tip!
Eco Oasis You're very welcome!
Great idea and perfectly timed for me. I'm planting this coming week (weather permitting)
T. Steinbach I'm glad to hear the video was timely. Best wishes with planting!
Great trellis Patrick! Will use the wire I have on hand along with the conduit and rebar, it should work just about the same, thanks Patrick!
Thanks, Althea! Yes, that should work.
This is so helpful! When we bought our house I inherited an unruly climbing rose that I am impatiently waiting to prune and retrain. It has an old fashioned (and rotting) wood trellis that's skinny at the bottom and wide at the top so there are almost no blooms at the bottom, and the canes grow wild and heavy. This trellis will be perfect to train my roses so that I have blooms from top to bottom and the wire is slender enough that it won't take away from our brick chimney where the rose bush is planted! Sorry for the long and boring comment but I'm very excited to make this simple DIY project. Can't wait until the winter so I can prune the darn thing without killing it! Great video!
Thanks! I'm glad this design will help with your unruly climbing rose. It should last MANY years too.
thanks for sharing Patrick seems i'm going to be busy building tomorrow :)
all the best.
OverGrowTheUK - Allotment Gardening You're very welcome! These will definitely hold the heavy vertical plants. Best wishes!
Thanks Dude! Just made 4. Super easy and slick.
Measure your remesh to make sure of width and cut top rail about an inch short as my remesh was 40 3/4" wide...40 inches worked great and a 10' section makes for 3 40 inchers. Tubing cutter is FOR SURE the preferred tool over the hack saw...really easy cut. 36" Harbor Freight Bolt cutters also preferred to cut rebar. Single Stem Tomatoes this year!!!!!
You're welcome! Congrats on your new trellises!
Using rebar with conduit is a nice combination -- nice tip! I have so much natural material from my place that I use, but I can see the advantage of your approach, especially for the long term. With your approach, the whole system stores away efficiently in the off-season and can be easily moved from bed to bed as you do crop rotation. Nice!
HChrisH200 - Haphazard Homestead Thanks! Yeah, these work very well for us for a number of reasons. With our small space, we grow everything we can vertically, and these will hold a heavy load of squash or watermelons very well. You're right. They're very easy to break down and store too. ;-)
OYR Frugal & Sustainable Organic Gardening, I am just wondering how long the remesh will last being exposed to the elements? Would it be a good idea to paint the remesh first?
Thank you for your videos, always so informative.
You're welcome!
Great idea, Patrick! That's probably better than re-stringing my trellis nets year after year! If you use galvanized wire fencing material, It would last forever, and not rust! Thanks for the idea, my friend
I love you design.
Better detail than your earlier video. Unfortunately, that remesh is no longer in stock at my local HD store. I'm just going to use the twine like in your earlier video.
This is awesome and seems like less work than doing it with the netting!!! thanks so much for another amazing tutorial!!!
Shelita Williams Thanks Shelita! Yeah, we were replacing the netting every few years, so it'll will be nice not to have to do that for a very long time.
@@OneYardRevolution LOL watching again I finally get to actually make this trellis!
Great tip, Patrick!
OhHowHappyGardener Thanks!
Great job. Like your idea with the rebar. They will work great, have been using them for a few years but don't use the cross bar or the rebar..just used longer lengths of conduit that we made holes for using the rebar :). If we don't face the wind ours work great, have to watch direction. But for the tomatoes we found the large rings/arches made of the mesh we bought in a large role (5 foot height) to work great . Arches great for two-side use. Round for windy areas is amazing...kind of like the YURT idea. Have not had one hoop tip yet and they are large. Will post pic.
Suzanne Ramoundos Thanks Suzanne! I like the idea of arches. I might see if I can bend remesh into an arch. Cattle panels work better for arches because they are more flexible. I look forward to seeing your pictures.
Ah great tips bro. Again your garden is surely well organised... I will try this out with my cucumbers and squash,
Agrosuede Backyard Gardening Thanks Agrosuede! Please let me know how it goes if you try it out.
OneYardRevolution | Frugal & Sustainable Organic Gardening sure will...I was sorting out some wood today to build a small raised bed just for my squash and cucumbers.
Thank you...great video
Nice job mate very neat.
Very nice trellis.
Gardening With Puppies Thanks Paula!
Great tutorial. :) You know, I was just looking at electrical conduit today online planing out a trellis for this years cucumbers. I then saw they were sold in 10ft sections; but I can only fit 8ft in my Sentra. But then watching your video now I had a /facepalm moment... I can bring a cutter with me and cut them down in the parking lot. Nice. :)
***** Thanks! Yeah, if you have a pipe cutter, it's even easier to cut the conduit.
Loving your videos. My husband has a CZcams channel for electrical stuff and wants to know how you get such phenomenal audio on your videos?
I love your cat !!!
Thought I missed one ;-)
Nice simple build Patrick..
Cheers sir..
RobBobs Backyard Farming Thanks Rob! Cheers!
Good idea. Think I'll give it a try.
Gary Jenkins Thanks Gary!
Fantastic stuff
Thanks going to try it.
Great! Please let me know how it goes.
I wish I saw this before I bought my 1x2 10 foot stakes.... Looked easier and more sturdy. When these fall apart in about a year or so. I'll try this!
Michael Criswell Yeah, these will last a very long time. We've had all that conduit for many years already. We just upgraded from nylon or twine netting to the remesh, which will last much longer and hold way more weight.
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Patrick, you are giving us the key to be happy, making our golden dreams come true. Thank you...!!! :)
That's going to be one strong trellis, that remesh is basically what the sides and roof of my greenhouse are made of and even under the strain of an Alberta blizzard, it didn't even come close to failing.
Conrad Cardinal Yeah, they'll hold a lot of weight! You have a video showing your greenhouse, right? I'm going to have to check it out again. Did you use cow panels or remesh? I think the cow panels are more flexible. Thanks!
Conrad Cardinal I wish they sold cattle panels around here. Their flexibility makes them more versatile than remesh.
OneYardRevolution | Frugal & Sustainable Organic Gardening Luckily, I live right in the middle of farm country up here in Alberta, I just went over to the UFA and they had tons.
Ideas for what to do with the EMT off-cuts? I plan to make my trellises roughly 6.5'x3.5 to reduce waste. Lowe's is selling 7x3.5 ft remesh panels, and I hope that the extra 6" of mesh at the top will be fine without the extra support - if my plants grow that high.
Great job, also the cat at the end! :D
xphilli Thanks! Oscar always knows just what to do to put the final touch on a video. ;-)
This is incredibly helpful. I’m grateful for your channel.
Great trellises Patrick! Even Oscar wants to grow into (onto???) them :D
***** Thanks Elise! Oscar really cracked me up with that performance. ;-)
Patrick, this is the greatest trellis but do you have any tips on how to easily get that EMT conduit over the rebar? I'm trying to use a level to get the rebar straight and I saw you eyeball it and just slide it on seamlessly... is it really that easy or do you have any tips ? because it's driving me mad this morning
This is a good one!! Thank you! ;)
Thanks!
I don't know what happened to my original comment, but....... Great idea, Patrick! It would beat restringing the trellis netting like I do every season! It would be even better if you could get that mesh in galvanized, or use galv, fencing material, then it wouldn't rust, and last forever! Thanks for the idea, my friend!
Keyplayr61 Greenhouse Hydroponics And Gardens Thanks Keith! I'm hoping they'll last at least 10 years. You're right. It sure beats the heck out of restringing trellises!
Hello Patrick, been watching your channel for several years and am just now building this trellis. I was gifted a cattle panel, it has different measurements than the remesh. It looks like you add a foot of conduit longer than your remesh, but I do not see 'space' between the bottom of the remesh and the soil when you attach the conduit to the rebar. Is the extra conduit buried for additional strength? I have enough hand me down conduit to match the length of the cattle panel, which I think is heavier than the remesh. I want to make sure the trellis stays upright. Do I need more conduit length? Thanks! A /
So 1/2 inch conduit will fit in 1/2 rebar? it sounds similar diameter.
Great tip and I will be building these this week. It would however be nice if they were 4" wide instead of 3.5" since all my beds are 8", but this still sure beats any other alternative/solution I've seen. Using rebar makes them easy to remove and store when not needed.
Peter Bergstrand Thanks Peter! If cattle panels are sold in your area, they make a great alternative to remesh and I'm pretty sure you can get them in 48" widths. Best wishes with your trellis build!
After 2 season with these trellises, what I've noticed after each season is that the cable ties simply fails no matter what type I use. UV resistance does not matter in my climate it seems. I'll be using SS Hose Clamps from here on out (the trellis itself is solid), something I would advice others in the Californian valley to do as well if you're using these trellises.
did anyone or does anyone plan on painting the concrete remesh? I made an attempt of a trellis a few years ago and it's now rusted. wondering if i could have prevented it or bought the wrong stuff.
Thank you!
You're welcome, Becky!
I hope you are well.
Very cool idea. Curious if it's possible to do this with just longer rebars ziptied to the concrete remesh? In other words no conduit.
Hi Michael! Yes, that should work. I like the conduit trellises are very light. Rebar is quite a bit heavier.
Thank you so much!!!
+mryummyyums You're welcome!
I know what I'm doing on Tuesday now. thanks for the links too you're making this job too easy,wait what's the catch? lol great idea
p.s. I will be getting two 50 gallon trash cans with all the coffee grounds from our mothers day buffet at the hotel. not going to waste this year should last me all season again thank you
Jerry Devorss You're very welcome Jerry! That's a great haul of coffee grounds!
I could get 10 to 20 gl. on any given Sunday
Hey Patrick, excellent video as usual. Just thought to let you know the link for the UV Cable Ties doesn't work any more, and was like $7 for a 100 pack. But the rest was great.
Thanks again!
+Gratitude Ranch Thanks! I just corrected the link. They're $5.99 for 100 at The Home Depot.
My, how inflation has changed things! I just priced out everything I needed (including a hacksaw) and I'm looking at $161 plus/minus! I'm going to go ahead and get at least the rebar and EMT plus fittings. May have to do something else for the mesh, as it's over $20.00 per panel now and I need two. Thanks for a great idea, though.
I hear ya, but those trellises will last you a long time especially with the remesh. Worth the investment.
In my experience using 24" of chicken wire at the soil level gives young plants a firm footing to start growing vertically. They then can latch onto the more open trellis above much more easily with less hand holding from you as the gardener. I personally still stick with wood instead of conduit for the framing (current wood has lasted over 7 years and was just scrap lumber cut to shape and length).
Heartless Gamer Wood is definitely an excellent choice for trellis frames.
Thanks!
I'm wondering if a piece of cut wire clothes hangar twisted with pliers onto the frame to attach the remesh to the trellis would be more sturdy than the zip ties. What are your thoughts on this?
I think the zip ties would be much tighter, but other types of wire would work great as well or better than zip ties.
Awesome quick tip. Should there be any concern about rust either getting into your soil or on the plants once rebar and mesh gets weathered?
Iownna Garten Thanks! The remesh and rebar are made from steel, so the rust is just iron oxide, which is naturally occurring in soil. Red soil actually gets its color from iron oxide. The small amount of iron oxide from the steel won't be a problem.
Thanks for the video! Would this work straight in the ground? I’m trying the no dig method without a raised bed and need to find a discrete method of trellising (like yours) that is also sturdy freestanding. It will be in old flower bed along my house so wind should not be an issue. Suggestions? Thanks!
You're welcome, Charlene! If your soil is soft enough, you can push the trellis into the ground, but you'll have to go pretty deep for it to be sturdy. Driving the trellis into the ground with a hammer might damage the conduit.
Great tip! I'm trying to make a trellis for my Trombochino squash and pole beans. What did you do to cut the rebar? I don't have many construction tools and was wondering if you can get rebar that is already cut. I've been having a lot of fun this season incorporating many of your tips and my garden is thanking me by growing and growing. I planted a fall garden last season hoping that I would get around to putting up a hoop house--there just wasn't time. I just let everything stay in the ground and this spring everything came back! Kale ,Spinach, miner's lettuce--I got to eat the greens even while they flowered. Have insects, happy me! I have such a small area that it is a challenge trying to use every bit of an old planting while waiting for the new one to produce. I'm starting my cuc's and squash so I'd better get that trellis finished!
Thanks again! Julie
Julia DiGaetani Thanks Julie! I'm glad to hear your fall greens came back this spring!
I do think I've seen shorter pieces of rebar at The Home Depot, but I'm not sure. You might be able to get someone at the store to cut it for you if they don't have shorter pieces. I use a hack saw to cut mine. Best wishes with your garden!
Thanks for this! Is this also ideal for Cucumbers and such? Can't wait to do tomatoes next season, plan to do a few bins of compost through the winter :)
You're welcome! Yes, they're great for cucumbers, tomatoes, pole beans, winter squash, and melons.
I'm wondering if I can use bamboo sticks instead of the conduit fittings for the frame. I'm trying to use what I already have instead of buying new things all the time.
+scl2000 Yes, I think you could use bamboo instead of conduit.
I have not compared the cost, but I wonder if the welded wire livestock panels (also known as 'hog panels' which are generally shorter/narrower, 'feedlot panels', or cattle panels) might last longer, as they are galvanized. They are long enough and flexible enough to make into an arch, which might support heavier vining crops better, or just offer options for those looking to garden 'upwards'.
Yes, cattle panels and hog panels are an excellent alternative and they're galvanized, so they'll last longer. They're hard to find here (no livestock for many miles).
Why not just use the 8 ft of EMT Conduit without cutting the extra 2 ft and use the 2 ft to hold it in the ground (not use the Rebar at all)? Does that idea have any weaknesses?
Let me out I'm innocent. All you needed was a tin cup to rattle on the bars. ;)
Nice short Patrick
Double Dog Farm ~ Shoestring Gardening on a KISS Principle Thanks Eric! Maybe a harmonica too. ;-)
Hey Patrick! You think I could use pvc electrical conduit?
Hi Linda! PVC might work for lighter plants that aren't very tall, but I prefer metal for heavier/taller plants.
Hello Patrick,
How do you remove the old plant branches quickly at the end of the season?
Here in Japan everyone I know uses plastic netting for growing tomatoes and at end of the season burning the old plant residue and the plastic.
I really don't like that and would like to use metal trellis because it's strong and can be used for many years. But with 60meters of trellises I am worried it would take a very long time.
( sorry for the silly question)
Hi! I just manually pull the plant remnants off the trellis. Sometimes I have to snip some of the vines with pruning shears. I add all the material to the compost. It doesn't take long and is much easier than removing plant remnants from netting.
Thank you for your response.
All the farmers around me burn both the tomato remnants and the plastic netting together. Reason: diseases and it would take too much time.
So I am happy to see your metal trellises. I hope to show other farmers around me that it can be done on a more nature-friendly way with a lower cost (not every year buy new netting).
Hey Patrick, do you ever pinch off the tips of tomato seedlings to encourage a bushier plant? Everyone swears by it for growing peppers but I've not heard anyone say they do it for tomatoes.
+yannikin I do that sometimes when my tomatoes outgrow their space in the grow room. I'll top them off and let a sucker become the main stem. I've never noticed any difference in tomato production as a result. Of course, we single stem prune our tomatoes, so our plants never get bushy.
Has anyone taken this idea but made an arch between their gardens? I'd like to try that but if someone has already and has some tips I'd love to hear how it went for you!
Hi Sandra! I haven't made a arch yet, but I'm thinking about doing it this year. I'll show it in a video if I do.
I've done something similar! I don't use conduit or remesh, just a single panel of.. well, I call it cattle panel, but basically you want fencing panels with grids large enough to reach through (so you can harvest what's on the other side easily) and is thick enough to support what you're growing, but still able to bend it into an arch shape. Mine is secured at the bottom between my two raised beds with a board screwed to the side of my raised beds and a single T post on each side (driven into the ground inside the bed). I leave it in place year after year and it works wonderfully. One thing to keep in mind however is how the sun hits your garden! My beds run lengthwise north to south, with this trellis between the beds on the north end. In the peak of the day, the north end of my eastern bed gets shaded by the plants on the trellis and the plants on the east side of the trellis get less sun/heat than those on the west side. To make the most of this, I've planted peas on the east side this year, with broccoli, lettuce, kale, and other 'cool' crops when the trellis shades the ground. Even with 90+ degree heat, my peas and broccoli are still growing and my spinach, at the edge of the shadowed area, are just starting to bolt. I hope I was able to explain it well. ^_^
thanks for tip :)
You're welcome!
I wish you had added some information on cost of the project! But I love the sturdiness of it!
Dolly Perry Hi Dolly. We already had the conduit, rebar, and zip ties, so our expense was $7.25 per trellis for the remesh.
Here's how the costs break down for a single trellis if you don't have any of the materials on hand:
Remesh - $7.25
Conduit - 3 x $1.99 (with some left over)
Rebar - $5.20 (with some left over)
Zip ties - $4.97 (with lots left over)
Thank you so much!
Dolly Perry You're welcome. I forgot the pull elbows: 2 x $2.26
That's pretty nifty.
RougeSamurai77 Thanks! They'll hold a lot of weight. We're growing cushaw squash and watermelon this year, so we'll put them to the test.
This may seem like a silly question but will 1/2 inch rebar fit INSIDE the 1/2 inch conduit or do I need to search out a small diameter rebar? Also, do you need the cross piece at the top?
Hi Tamara! We use 1/2" rebar and 1/2" conduit. It's a snug fit, but it works. You'll definitely want the top piece for heavier crops.
@@OneYardRevolution Thanks for the quick reply. I will be growing vining flowers on these. Thanks for the detailed video!
We're serious tea drinkers here and I'd love to put our spent bags to good use. Are tea bags from tea made with cream and sugar suitable for use in the garden or compost bin?
I think I'll go make a cup while I wait for your reply.
Yes, tea bags are great additions to the compost pile.
We get very high winds here on the west coast, do you know how well it will stand up to the winds when full of growth? Have you had any issues with winds?
I love this idea btw😊
Hi Sarah, these trellises stand up very well to the wind. For even more protection from the wind, use longer pieces of rebar and drive them deep into the ground. We've never had any issues with wind, but we also have a lot of wind breaks in the area (i.e., trees, fences, houses, garages). If you're garden is in an open area with very high winds, you might want to start slow with just one trellis and see how it goes.
These look great and simple! Are you worried about rust? Some people have brought issue with it but I have a chain link fence I wanted to grow food on. It is rusty. Just wondered what your thought are. Thank you so much for sharing your design with up :)
Thanks! Rust isn't an issue as long as it isn't excessive. It's just iron oxide, which is naturally occurring in soil.
Good to know :) thanks
Ooo ooo ooo, I've done this! My trellis wasn't as impressive as yours, though. ;) Love Kitty in the garden, too! - Melanie
Cate's Garden How have the trellises worked out for you?
Oscar the cat makes gardening that much more enjoyable!
Perfectly. I need to support some of my bigger fruits with stockings/hose (my favorite material repurpose material for this) but overall, they really save space and everything gets lots and lots of sun. :)
Thanks for making these videos! Question, in an organic garden, should we be worried about the remesh or EMT piping eroding and sprinkling harmful toxins into the soil? You seem like you know about things like that...I do not.
c prove The rebar and resmesh are steel, so the rust they produce is iron oxide, which is naturally occurring in soils and would only be a problem if there are already very high levels of iron in the soil. The galvanized steel of the EMT will also release zinc into the soil as it degrades. This also should not pose a problem. Here's an article from Rodale's "Organic Life" on the topic: www.rodalesorganiclife.com/garden/when-sheet-metal-meets-soil
Awesome trellis! How do you cut the rebar?
Thanks, Nate! I cut the rebar about halfway through with a hack saw and then bend it until it breaks.
Thank you!
Hi, Patrick. Do we need to buy screws for the pull elbows? If so, what kind?... I can't tell whether they come with screws or not. Thanks for the informative video... we're picking up all materials tomorrow, planted our tomatoes today.
+Deborah Wiles That's great, Deborah! Good news. The elbows come with screws.
+OneYardRevolution | Frugal & Sustainable Organic Gardening Thank you!
+Deborah Wiles You're welcome!
Hey Patrick, I know Im a little late to the party on commenting. I was just curious if you've had ussues with the metal heating up in the summer to the point it damages the plant? If so, how do you remedy this. Thanks, the trellises look great.
+Richard Sotomayer Hi Richard. No, there were no issues at all. In fact, the metal stayed consistently cooler than the air temperature. Here's a video where shared the temperature data: czcams.com/video/WpqF16qtO-U/video.html
Great stuff. Thanks for all the great info.
Richard Sotomayer You're welcome!
Good idea cool cat. But I'm trying to make some for free. Out of wood from forest behind my house. But my buddy scrapes metal I bet he has something similar I can use
phxtonash Thanks! You can definitely make some great trellises from free materials like tree branches. We used tree branch trellises for years after I removed some trees from our yard. Free scrap metal is a great way to go too.