It's a good video, don't get me wrong. But, you don't need hog rings and a tool. I've used zip ties or some cheap galvanized wire (like 20g). You can also get creative with the trellis materials for cheap. eg. I have used cheap welded wire fencing with wooden and bamboo stakes to reinforce the teepee shape. Most cucumbers plants are not heavy even when fully fruiting.
Thanks for the video. This is exactly what i was looking for. Many have a fixed trellis, but i like the idea that you can store this flat when your not using it and you can move it around the garden for rotating your crops. I think the only thing I would do difference is I would cut the bottom rail off that attaches to the ground where it would make several spikes along your hog fence to put like 4 inches into the ground. Thanks for the video. Definitely going to try this one out in my garden, happy gardening. Ed.
You could also run a 2x2 board thru the panel openings at the bottom and screw it into the sides of the bed as you did with that center support board. THAT would definitely keep it from blowing down!
You mention how the hog rings made it so much easier. I was thinking about how it made it SAFER by not having twisted wire sticking out. My experience tells me that can cut deep. Thanks for the video.
Just one thing that I would add, is where you cut the panels you are left with a "spike at the opposite end of the next piece. I would use those "spikes" to dig into the ground for more support. Just a thought...
I use the same concept, but if you cut the horizontal bar off, it’ll leave you with a spike every 6” that you can stick in the ground. Works great in soft soils, not to good in harder soils. Keeps you from tying the two ends together, or using steaks.Great video thank you
I looked at so many videos and finally found what I wanted for my cucumbers and melons. Thanks so much for sharing your trellis which is very easy to assemble. Happy gardening 🥒🍉🍈
I used to use a pvc pipes with metal rod in their cavity to reinforce them, but they are slightly bulky and your videos is just at the right time and what a great idea.
I made trellises like this year's ago starting my squash patch. It was before everyone knew about cattle panels. Mine were actually used previously for....cattle! You could have cut a space in the panels for the side of your raised bed. You'd then still have full panels if you need in the future. Mine looked pretty cool with squash hanging down in the center. A post on each end with the peaks attached to it will hold it where you want it. 👍
What a GREAT idea/vid. These trellisses...trellises...trelli...what-ev....are so crazy expensive in the catalogs. Now, I just have to figure out where to get the hog-fencing. If I can't find it, I'll improvise using my 48" tomato cages from Tractor Supply (but, they're not cheap, so I'll do more research). Also, I might just use zip-ties instead of hog-rings for securing the tops.
Just found your channel. This is a great idea and my husband and I are going today to get everything you showed and build our trellis. 😁 We are both looking forward to learning more great things. Blessings 🙏
Nice video. Looking for different methods to build a trellis. I like this method a lot. What I like about it you can move it out or to another tailed bed if you need to. A suggestion on the bottom wire would be to use 4 tent stakes. One on each corner. I think I'm going to use this one. Also if the hog rings aren't to tight you can fold them together for easier storage. Ty for the video.
G'day mate I see two easier ways to fix bottom cut the bars Between base leaving spikes to push into soil or use a couple tent pegs It may make it quicker and easier just different options I made permanent one using 50 x 50 poles with heavier wire screwed to post with metal tags This was for a hedging trellis Cheers mate hope it helps 🦘🇦🇺👍
I plan to use cement wire mesh screen. Once I cut it in half, I will have a 3.5 tall X 3.5 wide. Do you think this will work? If not, where can I purchase the long Hog wire you have? What is the actual size of each square after you cut them?
beautiful garden ! ive used the hog fencing also but to cut it i used an angle grinder with a cut of wheel and then put a grinder wheel on to smooth out the sharp edges so the grand kids dont accidently cut themselves.
New Sub! I just purchased these Today! The panels. So Your Trellis is Awesome. Love the info. Now to tackle the beds I have are smaller. 8ft ×2 That's okay my Capacity just became larger..
Did you talk panels or cattle panels? Could you send them both? Also, what are you planning in the center of that bed? That’s a lot of space you can be utilizing for things like beets carrots turnips radishes
We didn’t have any issues with weeds in the raised beds. We do have issues with them in the market garden so to remedy that we use landscape fabric. It takes about 3-4 years to kill most of the weeds in the ground by using this method.
Nice video. I don't know what kind of cucumbers you grow, but your miniature trellis would not work for my 30-inch English cucumbers. The vines grow 8-feet tall. I used two 4' x 8' panels, fastened them with metal hose clamps to four 7-foot T-bars. I then overlapped the the two panels, one row of the squares at the top of each panel, secured them with small screw clamps at the top. The end result is an arch that is 4' wide and 7' tall at the highest point. Keeping the 4' space between the two panels to the height to 7' provides good circulation. I grow a row of lettuce in between the cucumbers and have free access to it. I can also get to my full-sized cucumbers very easily from the inside of the arch. I built the same arch trellis for my indeterminate tomatoes.
It seems like zip ties would work at the top too. Where do I buy the panel and what would approximate price range be? Do you think you could use this for a traditional flat (non-raised) garden too?
Zip ties would totally work, but they will eventually break down from UV rays. We pay about $40 for a 16 foot panel. This would definitely work for just a normal in ground garden too!
@@GoshenFarmandGardens thanks! We just moved to the country from the city, so this is all new to me! My husband is an electrician, so I know there’s an abundance of zip ties 😄
@@GoshenFarmandGardens I have used the same heavy duty zip ties on a PVC structure in a cold climate going on 4 years now. Zero deterioration. Bought them from Harbor Freight. :)
I didn’t listen to the video all the that’s why I was asking about planting in the center but how do you get to it all it does make it a little bit harder to plant and harvest don’t you think?
How would you be sure you can see much less reach the cucumbers in the middle? If your cucumbers are not picked soon enough ... if the cucumbers start turning yellow ... then the plant begins to die?
