Gardening vertically is a priority for people like me. I have a small plot of land so I need to be smart about using my space. This cheap and easy garden trellis is a game changer!
One thing I learned early on was to maximize my space and grow as much as I could vertically. Not only does it make it possible to grow more, it adds a dramatic element of beauty to your garden.
I watched a lot of gardeners on YouTube and got lots of tips about how to install trellises. I found this tip from Gary on The Rusted Garden. So this wasn’t my original idea but it’s worth passing along! I will share soon how I used hog panels for my tomatoes on another post because that was also a game changer this year.
This trellis can be expanded too. In the above photo I used four and zip tied them together. Depending on what you are growing and how you want it to look, you can expand or reduce the number of panels.
What is the trellis made of?
This cheap and easy garden trellis is made with two items. This Grip-Rite Ladder Mesh Block (currently $4.27 each – I paid $3.57 last year) at Home Depot and zip ties. That’s it!
You simply zip tie how ever many you’d like to use and arch them into your bed. I have used them in a raised bed and also in an in ground bed.
What can use grow on this cheap and easy trellis?
The possibilities are endless! Any climbing plant can grow on this trellis. I have grown these Minnesota Midget Cantaloupe and Rattlesnake Beans successfully but there are tons of other things you can plant. I even grew Mexican Sour Cucamelons! Any type of cucumber would do really well.
Be careful when choosing heavy crops. I grew a TON of spaghetti squash on this trellis and it worked really well until it didn’t. The variety I was growing were just too heavy so I ended up having to use T posts to support it.
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I hope you try this cheap and easy garden trellis. Please share in the comments what you are growing on yours!
This cheap and easy garden trellis is made with two items. This Grip-Rite Ladder Mesh Block (currently $4.27 each – I paid $3.57 last year) at Home Depot and zip ties. That's it! You simply zip tie how ever many you'd like to use and arch them into your bed.
With spaces between the slats that naturally accommodate climbing plants, pallets serve as excellent makeshift trellises while also contributing to a modern, industrial look.
Nasturtiums (Tropaeolum) are amazingly easy to grow, making them a winner for beginner gardeners. This sun-loving annual displays bright green, rounded leaves and masses of intensely colored flowers all summer long.
I found it to be most effective to use twine or tape and tie 2-3 bamboo sticks together. You can cut the bamboo stick to the size you like and stick your new plant support in your planter. Now you can easily wrap the vines or any plant up the bamboo sticks.
If you don't want to invest in new metal stakes, another option is pounding short stakes into the ground at the ends of your trellis, then tying heavy string from the top of your tall stakes to the short stake. This creates a "guy wire" setup that creates enough tension to give a lot more support to the trellis.
Upside-Down “V” Trellis - This one is done best with tall thin sticks, like bamboo or branches, but can be done with whatever you have available. You'll also need some wooden stakes or the like. Using sticks fairly equal in length, form upside down “V”s and secure together.
The construction of DIY trellising will require a number of different power tools, screws, and the materials. The cost of these will quickly grow and make the project a bit more expensive than the builder may have thought at the beginning of the construction process.
Behold: our DIY wire trellis! I've wanted to try this project for over a decade and I'm over the moon with how it's turned out. All it took was some basic tools, wire & hooks, plus a climbing vine to bring it to life.
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