3 Simple Cattle Panel Trellis Designs You can Build in Minutes
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- Learn how to build cattle panel trellises with these three sturdy and easy-to-make ideas. Take your vertical gardening to the next level, with a long-lasting cattle panel trellis.
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If you need trellis ideas, or a good trellis design, it's hard to beat a cattle panel trellis. We've made cattle panel hoops, long cattle panel trellises, and small cattle panel trellises that fit into a single garden bed, and today we show you how.
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QUESTION....I will absolutely buy this book, but in the mean time, do you put the cattle panels length wise from North to South? I am new to gardening and this confuses me. Thanks for your help! Blessings!
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@@johnwick4257 In our climate, it doesn't matter - we get tons of sun. I have heard north to south is better when you get into colder climes.
I love all David The Good's books, but this one is probably the best so far. It describes David's simple philosophy and approach to gardening, sustainable food production, and preparedness. It is a comprehensive guide to be successful virtually anywhere and with any level of experience. No need for all the commercial products out there. Our predecessors didn't use any of those things. They thrived, and we are still here.
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a single trombocini plant loaded with squash on each side of my cattle panel arch, took it down! I was sad for me but proud for the plants!!
Would one or two 2x4 support in the middle work to hold it up???
Whoever came up with the thumbnail did a good job. The trellis tunnel really caught my eye and I had to watch the video
That was me. It feels like the old Star Wars graphics.
@@davidthegoodI live north of ocala in the hawthorne area where do you recommend I buy bulk garden soil?
AMEN!! Love how you put the Bible scripture in there. Stay unashamed. God bless you David!
Thank you
I made hay arches from 2 cattle panels, covered with tarps & had 2 protected dry areas for my horse & goats to eat their round rolls of hay. I used old garden hose to cover the jaggedy edges of the cattle panels so the tarps didn't tear up. The hay arches have gone through 16 years of hurricane seasons in great shape. We did remove the tarps if we had higher than Cat 2 winds.
Now that I don't need the hay arches for round rolls, I hope to move my cattle panel hoops into my big yard and create a goat proof winter greenhouse and summer chicken pen for broody mommas.
I'm assuming that's 2 sixteen-foot panels attached to each other at the center, overhead, yes?
This arrived in the nick of time as I was pondering how to go vertical with my winter squash. Thanks.
So in love with that fountain. It should star in a feature length film with the gopher from Caddyshack. The rest of the content is most excellent too.
That made me laugh! Last year’s cattle panel price. You really did get a good discount!
I love ALL David The Good videos!
Flower are food for your soul
Or, flowers even
I bought and read the book. REALLY like your, park the nonsense and get on with it, style. True to form your book continues with that as an underpinning of your philosophy. THANK YOU.
Thank you.
I love my panel trellises!
This year I used an old trampoline frame up for grape trellises. I made it into halves so I have two trellises out of one trampoline frame.
for those of us trying to work without a truck... (cattle panels do NOT fit in a car)... i go to a concrete and building supply place (they also do landscaping) and bought concrete block reinforcing... ive seen other folks use "ladder mesh" but what i use is "truss style". the 6 inch wide ones, are ten feet long, and they bend easily into the back of a sedan style car with the seat down.
ive built a lot of garden arches with them.
they are not as heavy as cattle panels, and not as wide, but they do fit in a car
If a friend/relative with a truck will help you out, you can rent a U-Haul trailer. Fold the cattle panel into a U shape. They fit perfectly; strap them in and you'll be on your way!
They also fit in the bed of a pickup truck, but alas no one near me has one. I have considered renting a moving van but that's pricey
I’m growing sweet potatoes on a trellis this year!
Cool... I thought they had to be in the ground like regular potatoes???
Good news is wholesale steel is back down to it's pre-pandemic price and around half it's highs achieved a year or two ago. Maybe next year cattle panels go down in price 🎉
Just make sure to buy before the normies figure out we're navel-deep in WWIII.
@@thadrobinson8343 haha, very good point
I twist electric fence wire up to attach my cattle panels. If you want to remove them it's a little harder but they will last forever.
I can't speak for every retailer, but Tractor Supply gave me a bunch of metal clips with the T-posts I bought , to attach my cattle panels. There is so much talk these days about the problems with plastic waste and pollution. Using zip ties for something this is just a bad idea. They will photo degrade in the sun and end up breaking and you'll have to replace them. Why not just use the metal clips that are intended for this application? Or use some kind of metal wire like you did? Plastic is not a good choice.
I love how hilarious are you guys on little bits here and there on your content.
A few years ago I found out there is a difference between indoor zip ties and outdoor zip ties. All of the cheap indoor ties popped off everything after one season. ';D
I have been using Zip ties for over 40 years. Never heard of Outdoor ones. I buy mine from Harbor Freight, when I use them outside the Sun & UV rays deteriorate them within 30 days in my Texas climate.
I got a roll of galvanized livestock fencing 5ft by 350'and made trellis with it . I paid about$100 30 years ago. It was raised off the ground 20"so I could till each side and have the trellis be taller. WE got 3 100 ft trellis's and used the rest for arches. I interplant crops as well as rotate them every year -tomatoes cucumbers, luffas ,pole beans, bitter melon .winter squash as well as fruit trellises with many berries and grapes .. makes gardening much easier ..way cheaper than cattle panels and easy to move
I had some fencing but it was all wavy, so I switched to the cattle panels.
@@davidthegood I get that for sure .BETTER FOR SHORT SPANS OR SPACES THAN CAN BE SUPPORTED BY PERHAPS A BENT WILLOW i have a few cattle panels arches here too and need a ladder to harvest . tHEY ARE LIFTED UP WAY HIGH A muscadine and pole beans on THEM SOME IF THE ARCH CROPS ARE GROWN IN HUGE PUTS UNDER THE ARCH . thEY BOTH ARE USEFUL . I love your work . My trellis tips and other gardening tips were used in Rodale's" 10001 ingenuious gardening ideas "and "Harvest garden" books published in the 90s.Many don't have the funds to buy a lot of things nor a way to haul them .. Ideas are very powerful!
@@davidthegood there are many ways some free to garden
Thanks to your last video on cattle panel trellis, I purchased a bunch of cattle panels and can't wait to try out vertical gardening for the first time.
What to do with the other half of the cattle panel, when using the side with spikes for vertical growing space?
Try stretching poultry wire across the bottom, to make an easy to manage, very movable Multi-Livestock fence panel. Unlike an electric fence that needs power to keep your animals safe, this one is a real physical barrier!
That's a really good idea. Horse high, hen-tight, hog stout... and modular!
I have 2 of the 3. Got my panels off Facebook market place about 5 years ago. Spent a quarter of what they go for now. They even threw in a busted gate just to get rid of it. You can find good deals if you look for them. I love the trellis, they work great for tomatoes and beans.
Another fantastic video...especially the Sweet Potatoes at the end! In Arizona where zip ties rot within a month (sometimes within hours) from the sun, we use bailing wire to hold the panel to the T-Post.
Plastic zip ties are a terrible choice for this. There is too much plastic waste and pollution as it is.
Got the book this past week, waiting for compost everything to come in mail. Your shared knowledge is very appreciated, dear sir. God bless💖🙏🏻
Thank you
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Thank you!!!
I use cattle panels for everything!
Great Vid! Last year I did a Modification to this. I got 39" w x 100' 12 gauge galvanized field Fence. Did what you did arching over between two beds. Used t-post Fence clips that they give away free by the bag when you are getting the t-Posts to attach to T posts on each side. My beds that run E-W Beds I Started 2' off ground on the Noth side and 4' on south side to allow some sun underneath during the winter months when sun is a lower angle.
Once I put 5 of these in I realized that in the winter I can turn it into a greenhouse with a clear poly Tarp for the winter. I got T-post Caps so the tarp isn't pierced. I just pushed the arch up in the top with enough tension and it holds the tarp up in the middle and doesn't sag
Found the Fencing is ~ 50-70% less $ than cattle panel and while the tarps were not cheap they were 1/7th the cost of a greenhouse and since I already had the summer trellis as a supporting fixture To me it was a bonus!
That is awesome
I ran over my garden budget for the year buying a tractor and plow 😅 so my trellises this year will be sticks and strings.
My problem with cattle panels is getting them home. I rented a truck to get a bunch of things once, but that just means you can’t decide you want just one more.
Tractor Supply gave me free delivery on these, but I have fought to get them before.
Rent a trailer instead of a truck. Fold the cattle panel into a U shape, and then strap them down.
@@speakrighttogod Good advice for some (many). But I find a trailer is far more trouble than a truck. Not much cheaper and requires more work. Plus you need a hitch and practice.
Tractor supply does offer some amount of free delivery as part of their rewards program.
For the second trellis design (single t post and a cattle panel cut to 6 ft) you can bring bolt cutters to the store and just cut it in the parking lot. Not sure what you drive, but it fits in a mini van just fine. 😄
@@Pruittville I drive a Honda Fit. Which, to be fair, can carry some surprising things. (8’ planks, 10’ reinforcement mesh which bends.) And I do keep tools in it to cut down some things.
noice!!! dragon flies love those high places to sit on & help keep pests away beautifully;)
Love it, love it, love as always, and ordering your book to add to the DTG collection. So excited. Thanks, David
Rachel - nice cameo at the end! 😂. I'd like to try to grow sweet potatoes with vines running up a trellis as well. Can anyone recommend a good source for Jicama seeds? I was going to try Etsy and Baker Creek for starters. Thank you
Kitzawa seeds.
Just bought your book, I’m new and definitely want simple, organic. Thanks!
Thank you
Your ear protection in that one clip, reminded me of my Dad who would always wear his 1980’s/90’s radio headphones while mowing and doing yard work.
Wild idea, with the overlapping the panels for velvet beans, discorea, and tomatoes give Rachel lots of tomato’s. Great Book and illustrations!
Oh, and let her try the that sweet potato experiment, curious about the yields as I just let mine spread where ever.
Great seeing You David stay blessed
Brilliant. I am liberating this for the People's Collective of Southern My Fam. Thanks so much!
Just went and bought 2 cattle panels today! Yeah can't wait.
Buy black zip ties that survive longer exposed to UV. The arch in the thumbnail caught my eye. I been considering doing similar but narrower to get a 1/2 eclipse profile.
Very cool. Thank you. I have the trellis up, I'm going to get the grape vine. Can't wait.
Those look so sharp, I love it!
Great video! These are excellent and economical designs. It's tough to get cattle panels, since I don't have a big vehicle and delivery isn't available. I made large trellises similar to your second design, at 03:13, using sheets of remesh. I cut two 10' pieces of metal conduit down to two 8' and two 2' pieces. I used elbow joints on the corners and a butt connector at the center top. Connected the 4'x8' sheet of remesh to the frame with zip ties and can put it up anywhere by using two 3' pieces of rebar hammered in to slide the side conduits down onto. Sounds complicated, but really isn't. For less than $30 each I've made three and they've lasted five years so far. I like your designs but mine work well for now.
I'm got some plastic mesh I've been meaning to try out as a substrate for bean vines. Some people with more experience than me say that metal trellises get too hot when exposed to sunlight, hurts the plants. I can't confirm since I'm pretty new to serious gardening.
@@thadrobinson8343 Hi Thad, I've done much research on metal trellises. The kind David is recommending (cattle panels) and I recommend (remesh panels) are both fine for growing food crops. I've also got several years of great vegetable production to prove the theory. Enjoy your garden. Be sure to see David's recent video on seven common sense tips for growing veg. He has many great videos!
You don't need a truck per se. If you already have a truck, you can rent a U-Haul trailer. Fold the cattle panel into a U shape and they fit perfectly in the trailer. Strap them in and you're good to go!!
Thanks for this great solution to an ongoing problem at my place.
gorgeous composition on the still thumb title!!!
Thank You David
Just watched the video, ordered the book before it was finished. Everything you write is in my library!
Thank you very much.
Zip ties are really awesome!
Love the 3rd idea!!
Thanks, David.
Another great video. Thanks, David!
So good!
Oooh I really like the raised cattle panel style, have the other two in place! The first one we’ve grown LOOFAH on and they are the most beautiful huge yellow flowers!!!
Thanks again David , Ive done well with your advice and great videos over the last few years and appreciate it. Glad to see a new book is out , cant wait to check it out . Keep it up and take care my friend .
Frugal not cheap. 🎉🎉
I have arched trellises in between 4 sets of 4' x 8' beds and vertical trellises on the back of 6 of them. I also have cables running on top of the vertical trellises all the way to the arched trellises. And yes - used the heavy-duty zip ties.
Well, I am now comfortable with my plan to plant grapes on a 16-foot long cattle panel tunnel.
Starting with 2 purple, 2 red, and 2 white seedless.
I'll add more to the end if I like it this year.
We already planted muscadines on the top wire of (51" tall") panel.
It's just a little short for picking.
I could train the leaders at different levels...
The tunnel will run down the middle of our newly planted mini orchard.
Thanks for the ideas and it was so good to see Rachel!
I was wondering about sweet potatoes, too.
That will be amazing.
Good ideas
😃🎉 Excellent
I subscribed to your channel 🙏
Perfect timing as usual David 😂
I prefer using Rebar b/c it comes in 10' length (& cheaper than T-Post) Where T-post max out @ 8'. The additional 2 feet gives better support. I can get daily 40 mph winds here.
Got mine
great video, and the plugs were tasteful. I'm going to get the book now.
Thanks
I like aquaponics horses. Lol. I like them when I can have 1,000 - 3,000 gallon tanks. Because I like eating fish too.
It's generally a complicated and poor way to grow staple crops. Having fish is good, though.
Thanks!
Thank you.
Sweet potato tips would be great as a next video topic. Would trellising them be worth it to save ground space?
Love it, simple , long jevity, and prce hikes fill that. Order the book! Your southern Baldwin Silverhill neighbor. Thanks
Thank you, Matt.
Boy them cattle panels got expensive, glad i bought a dozen 4 years ago : )
Btw found that intoxicating aroma shrubs that grow like crazy and I haven’t know what they were but never cut them down because I love the fragrance….ended up being Elaeagnus multiflora - Cherry elaeagnus - goumi
Good find!
I'm not sure how you manage to time your presentations so they track with my garden activities. Since Her Ladyship has a thing for purple, we're currently setting up an ube 'n' Stokes Purple sweet tater bed, with a panel trellis to support the greenery.
HOW DID YOU KNOW?!?!?!?
My tomato arbor design for 2024 is two oak tree trunks used as posts .. 3 ta 4 inch diameter is ideal size.. one on each end of garden row.. Span a rope or small gauge chain over top of posts and secure it with fence staple on top of post and another on the side.. all ya need now is tomato twine for drop strings and plastic tomato clips.. Something about tree trunk posts gives your garden a rustic look.. its very strong.. And probably as little money as you'll ever spend building any arbor or trellis..
I would love to see a picture.
What are your thoughts on growing vertically in a Mediterranean climate that is extremely hot and dry? I love the idea and look of vertical growing but it seems to expose them to the late afternoon sun/heat too much
Ive had some cattle panels for 3 yrs but THIS is the year. I put up 5 arches. One is on a raised bed and then i have two on each side doubled so i have an 8 ft in length tunnel instead of a 4.
They are pretty cool.
I bought some 3 and 4 ft tposts and a set of metal tent stakes specifically for those. The stakes are over kill. The t post holds them fine but it made me feel better to add one at each corner to stabilize it further.
Now if you ask me what inhave growing well....i know the raised bed is pole beans and yard ling beans. The others....um quash, melons, cucumbers and even watermelon. But i couldnt tell you what is where. The goal was to get them in the ground...not be too fussy about where.
Ive got a mystery garden going
That sounds like the story of my 2 grapevines bushes. I built a log arbor and it rotted at the base. It was so cool looking at first
I got mind in the mail!
From what store?
I need to figure out how to get some cattle panels home. I didn't think I have any truck friends.
Cattle panel is called rio mesh or something like this in Australia..its expensive here though
If you want the 16ft vertical trellises to be permanent replace the zip ties with wire. It has been my experience that the sun will rot the zip ties in a couple of years.
I have the book, and I am enjoying it. What orientation to the sun do you put the “hoop” style of trellis and the raised trellis? Thank you!
I don't pay attention to the orientation - tons of sun here.
Any suggestions on an easy way to eliminate ground squirrels, rabbits, and pocket gophers?
I have a tabby cat called Cattle Panel. ps,trellis those Kumara,be interesting to see how they go.
We're forced to use trellis systems for anything and everything viney since our square footage is somewhat small. We really can't afford to let them take up that much space on the ground. Yes, sweet potatoes too.
I too was thinking I want to try to grow sweet potatoes on a trellis
What a chad
Why pull off old vines? They increase surface area for new growth adhesion.
Tie wire is a cheap upgrade to zip ties. I loved zip ties as a quick solution but they never seem to last more than a year.
Great! How do you cut the cattle panel in half? Saw? Snips? Thanks!
Bolt cutters
God I really wish I could find a place to buy cattle panels. Seems like nobody in Australia uses them so none of the stores near me sell any
Zip ties won’t last. Thick aluminum wire is what I use.
What an ya grow successfully on a trellis?
😂 she got caught
Another great video David! I would love to try this trellising idea. I always love that jazzy tune at the end of your videos, what is the name of that tune please. Is it your creation? Thanks for all you do!
It's called "Fall Into You," full track is on David's music channel.
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WHAT DIRECTION SHOULD THEY BE PLACED? Does it matter?
I was given 2 cattle panels and bought 1. Found 6' posts for $4 each from a man who was dismantling an irrigation system. Will be adding this this year!
Doesn't matter in my climate. It might, farther north.
If you orient the trellises (and the garden rows) along a north-south line, then multiple rows can get similar amounts of sun. If you orient on an east-west line, then the most southern row gets all the sun and shades the rest to the north.
I gotta know: where in the world do you by cattle panels around here? Or, do you get them online?
"Feed and Seed" stores, farm stores, Tractor Supply, Rural King.
I need at least one cattle panel for my indeterminate tomatoes, so where did you buy the bent ones David?
Tractor Supply
You did not mention orientation. Should they be North to South? Or East to West?
It doesn't seem to make a difference in our high-sun climate
😂😂😂 that illustration 😂😂😂
Do the panels get to hot for tomatoes?
They don't seem to.
Where do you buy your cattle panel?
Tractor Supply
Where do you find cattle panels that aren’t rusted entirely? Every Home Depot, Lowe’s, ace, tractor supply within an hour of me has completely rusted cattle panels. We don’t even have humidity in Nevada.
I have not seen rusted ones
Zip ties don’t survive UV light (for very long).
I made a trellis for my luffas that thing bout whiped my butt before i got it