How to Grow a Vertical Garden
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- čas přidán 13. 08. 2020
- Vertical gardening is a great way to grow more plants in less space and get more harvests from that garden space. It is easy to grow a vertical garden by placing trellises that can support plants. Training plants to grow up the trellises is easy too. Gardener Scott shows the different trellises in his garden and how he trains plants to grow vertically. (Video #198)
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In my area, cattle panels are 16 ft long. Without renting a truck, I can't transport them. Tractor Supply won't deliver them either. So I went to Lowe's. They don't have cattle panels but in the concrete section there are mesh panels for use in concrete. These are far easier to transport. They aren't as versatile as cattle panels but some people may like them because they have no other choice.
I've cut the panels down to 4' or 8' chunks in their lot after I've purchased them. Just bring your bolt cutters, keep the receipt in hand, and let them know what you're going to be doing.
Vertical gardening is the way to go
Love that you're advocating repurposing items around your home. An concept I employ a great deal in my garden.
Re-watched today as I am now adding more trellises to my small garden to increase vertical yields this year.
This is an incredibly informative video for gardeners! I grow tomatoes and beans vertically in my raised beds and I've done this successfully for many years. I had always spurned vining plants like squash because they took up too much room. However, I realized I have about 200 feet of wire fencing around my yard that could act as a trellis. Several years ago, I simply conditioned some of my soil along the fence and planted a few varieties of squash that I trained to grow vertically along the fence, then trained them to grow horizontally. So, late in the season I have my entire fence covered in different varieties of squash. It looks awesome!
I've had only two problems with this method: the first is finding a variety of zucchini that would truly "vine". I have yet to solve that challenge. The second problem I had was that the cantaloupe I grew would be too heavy to support the fruit and would pull the entire vine off the trellis. I managed to find a solution that became quite a conversation piece ... I went to the local "dollar store' and bought a bunch of brassieres. I hung the fruit in the brassieres and that worked wonderfully!
I've heard of pantyhose and bird netting, but bras for your melons... I love it!🤣
Well, in French bras are called « les soutiens » (which LITERALLY means « support »), so you had the right idea 😅😂
Good suggestion. Pantyhose is often used for melons. Thanks for expanding the options of womenswear in the garden.
I have been watching vertical gardening videos all day yet you touched on MANY things I still had questions on that no one had talked about. Thank you for being SO helpful!!! :)
Great info, Sir. I will be using the cattle panels in the next few days for my squash and cucumbers in a straight vertical growing method.
Love growing vertical...cucumbers, peas and tomatoes this year. We are adding more in the spring. Have a great evening.
I grow the Viet chopstick bean. They grow very quickly to 30" long, each and are very productive and delicious in stir-fries. I grow mine on a trellis over ten feet tall.
Great video gardener scott
Wow thankyou, have learnt so much from your clip, have been doing vertical gardening for many years but never thought of all these alternatives, & can't wait to try!!!
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I got those green plant clips after another video where you mentioned them and I love them! And I like they are reusable and adjustable!
I used your method of bending the cattle panel into a trellis I saw on one of your past videos and using the twine and clip method this year. Such a game changer. Thanks
I’m growing my squash plants vertically this year (putting those extra tomato cages to work). Vertical growing is fun AND provides a myriad of benefits, as you stated!
Educational as always. Thank you 😊
Yes Scott, great topic!! I actually started my own little vertical garden (using old pallets) in my London jungle as i was struggling to fit my 65+ plants in my flat 🤣
Really helpful. I’ve been just expecting the plant to do all the work with trellising. Lol. I’m such a newbie.
We put up our first two trellises today. One for beans and one for peas. We hope to put in some more as needed. We used the 5 by 8 cattle panels on t posts. It took up a bit to master the T post clips. Later I found some helpful videos on CZcams. I also found a tool we might pick up for installing the clips. It looks as though it speeds up the process.
Thank You for actually showing how you verticality trained your plants.So many times in the past its never shown exactly how its done. I have cucumbers growing in pots with a nylon netting behind it strung between two posts.
Thank you for your much needed help in creating my vertical garden!🙂👩🌾🍅
Very Informative basic knowledge. Thanks Gardner Scott!
Awesome info and tutorial as always! Ty
I grew my zucchini vertically last year and will probably do the same again this year. Our new house has been delayed so I am having to grow my Summer crops in pots and grow bags. I was glad to see you have tomatoes in grow bags as I wasn't sure if that would work. It is a little frustrating but that seems to be the theme of 2020! Thanks for the trellis tips, I think I'm going to need them.
I have a 16ft cattle panel between two 4x4 sfg in fall it will become a greenhouse end of spring I remove the the 6m plastic and it becomes a trellis, in one box up against the trellis I grow marketmore 76 in the other box up against the trellis I will grow Kentucky wonder. That's this years experiment.
Hi Scott! I"ve been checking your videos for some weeks now and I feel like, though this is a very interesting and important topic, the specific info was not really original content on your youtube channel. When I saw the title I hoped to learn a bit more about possibilities for vertical fruit tree growing. I have started a very basic herb and legume garden with small greenhouse during the lockdown and I hope to expand it further. The place I have isn't huge but I think it's about 1/4 acre in total. Since I plan to start a fruit tree area next season I would greatly enjoy some more info about tree placement or pruining to save some space for example. I feel like growing vertically can be applied in more ways than tomatoes and cucumbers. Hope to see more! Keep it up
I've watched your videos on how to build and how to grow on trellises. Can you touch on exactly what foods can be grown on trellises and perhaps how you do it? Thanks!
Plants that grow into vines are best to grow on trellises. In other videos I show more cucumbers and tomatoes. Beans are common on trellises. With a strong trellis, heavy squash and melons can be grown.
Hi super into this
You can easily double the square footage of your growing space with trellises.
Or more...
Thank you for the videos Gardener Scott. May I make a suggestion? You should point out that the twine needs to be loose around the plant but taut to the trellis. This give the plant the ability to grow thickly, and also pulls it up so it can climb the trellis. Additionally, the "Covered Wagon" style trellis has the added benefit of keeping out some predators while letting all pollinators in. I think that's what I will have to do next year. Most of my crop is destroyed by those da--ed birds.
Thanks. You're right. I did say it should be a loose loop at the base and tried to show it.
At 40 seconds into the video there is a beautiful green metal tub behind you. It is stunning. I wonder if you could tell me where I could purchase it?
Here's the video that shows how I made it and then I painted it with that color: czcams.com/video/I1Sm5nU6iyY/video.html
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Thank you for all your content. It is very inspiring to me! I am building a raised bed this weekend and using some large oak tree branches that recently fell down to fill them using the Hugelkulture method. I like in the upstate of SC and was wondering where you are located (generally, not specifically). I know you have said you are in zone 7 which is my zone. Just wondering for comparison reasons (my plants to yours).
Thanks! I'm in Colorado, Zone 5b.
So how can you harvest inside the middle of the hoop? Doesn’t the wire grid make that difficult?
I love how you create a tunnel with the arch between two beds.... inspirational.
Really enjoy your videos. Thank you for making them.
Because my beds aren't too wide, I can easily reach through the wide openings of the trellis and reach to the middle. Thanks.
@@GardenerScott Hi Gardener Scott. I did notice your beds were narrow and I intuitively liked that. Now I know why! Thanks for your prompt reply.
Can you do a video on the topic. Of watering and the benefits and differents between water. watering from the bottom up.. nobody actually went into the science behind all of different types of water on..thankyou.
Good suggestion. I am working on a watering video but hadn't considered adding discussion on different types of water. Thanks.
Mr. Scott, for the lower hoops that you are growing cucumbers, please show us a way to protect the cucumber plants from pests. I have seen light fabric cover the hoops for non- vining plants. Not sure what is the best way to cover the hoops without damaging the vines. Thank you for your expertise and guidance.
I am planning a video that will show how I protect the plants from cold and I plan to mention the same method for pests. Thank you for the suggestion.
Scott, thank you for giving a detailed explanation of how to vertically trellis. If a squash plan puts out roots along the vine do those have to go into the ground for the plant to get enough nutrients? I have a squash plant I want to train vertically but it already has a few roots in.
The roots will have to be in the ground to absorb nutrients, but if your soil is good you shouldn't need extra roots.
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I still don't understand how to grow squash vertically. You should do a video on that by itself. This one didn't really explain squash that good.
I am planning on a vertical squash video. Thanks for confirming the need.
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@@GardenerScott Would love more information on this, Scott! I attempted to train a bush squash (zucchini) plant vertically up a chain-link fence this summer and the plant unfortunately broke in half in a recent tropical storm because I had it tied up in a pretty precarious way. Vining squashes seem simpler and safer to train up (and I plan to next summer!), but I'm curious if bush varieties are worth growing in my small Brooklyn garden because they require so much real estate. Thanks again for the videos, I've learned so much from you!
Thanks for this video, I like your ideas for cost effective DIY trellises. I have a question about growing squash vertically: I attempted vertical acorn squash this year, and it looks great (about 5' tall now) but I only have one squash. Do you think going vertical limits production? I am in zone 10A and planted from seed in April if that makes any difference. Thanks! :)
Vertical growing shouldn't limit production. Heat can reduce pollination and many gardeners are reporting that extreme heat this year has resulted in fewer flowers and fruit.
@@GardenerScott Thank you! It just started getting really warm here in San Diego, but I will plan on starting earlier next year.😊
Will you please suggest which trellis is best for sweet potatoes,
A low cattle panel arch or a lean-to made from wood lattice or cattle panel can work well.
Hi Gardener Scott. What is the light covering over the hoop frame behind you, closer to the house? Is it an insect barrier? Thanks.
It is row cover fabric as an insect barrier.
So I can try some of these and have tried the t stake trellising and like it. But what about hail? I have a hell shield but I don’t think I could get it over the trellising that is shown here. Mine is shorter.
Hail cloth can be draped over the trellis or attach it to pieces placed sideways at the top.
Hi Scott - Thanks for the inspiration!
Loving growing upwards with my indeterminate tomatoes this year... but if anything, I see they are doing a bit *too* well - My biggest plant has now surpassed its 5' stake by a couple of feet and I'm not sure what I should do between now and the end of the season. Should I supplement with some other vertical support, should i start thinking about chopping off the leader, or should I just allow the plant to drape back downward, perhaps? I do have an unused clothesline maybe 8 feet away. Do you think stringing it over would be a worthwhile endeavor?
All of your thoughts can be good options. If you have a lot of time left in your season add more support and/or let the vine fall. If the end is in sight, trim off the tips to focus energy on developing fruit.
@@GardenerScott Thanks - Good to know. I'm in zone 5B and the same variety gave fruit well in to late September last year, so I think I will try to support it further as much as possible.
would like to know what variety you grew - I want to try intermediate and trellising this year. I believe I heard paste tomatoes are not intermediate type...but canning sauce is my ultimate goal.
@@ritasenergyherbs3650 I was working with Sweet 100s. Cherry sized, sweet/smokey in flavour.
Any chance that arched trellis between beds will deter deer from channeling through for dinner?
Possibly. The deer that visit me do tend to walk around it.
Do you rotate your tomatoes each year and move the trellising?
Yes and no. I do try some tomatoes in different beds, but I also have beds that are dedicated for tomatoes every year.
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