For anyone looking to build the matching (black! 🤩) raised beds, here's the tutorial-ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SAzAovC2fqY.html. And my matching blackberry trellises are here-ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EzRlNg8nMLk.html. Now's a great time to get all the infrastructure set up before the planting rush starts! Happy Spring!!
To celebrate the release of this MUCH-REQUESTED video, I'll be in the comments section today live from 3-4pm EST answering questions. Check in and give me a shout out! ❤
Love Love Love! I love everything about everything about this. You motivated me to put 7 row of vertical garden trelisses in my front yard! My neighbors all loved it! It uses up half my front yard. I have showed so many people what you have done! I love how nice and neat they look. The black was a new look to me. Love it! Your video is powerful. This will be my 2nd year vertical gardening in my front yard. I'm also a new gardener. It was amazing to see my vegetable actually grow. This year I want to increase the amount of everything. This video is wonderful.
That’s amazing! That makes me so happy to inspire people. 🥰 If it makes you feel any better I am constantly surprised my plants actually grow. Especially when I start seeds. It is a natural wonder to me every year. I’ll never get over the awe-inspiring nature of our world. 🤓
I like your trellis. From woodworking, a notch like yours is commonly made with a pattern, router, and pattern bit. You could also attach the cross pieces using Simpson joist hangers. Their outdoor line even comes in black powder coated. A way to save money would be using a couple 2x4’s. Then you just cut a dado which would be a little easier than the notch. When installing the spikes, if you soak the ground or install them just after it’s rained, the ground would be more slippery. Same goes if you’re digging post holes. I make post foundations with 8x8 blocks filled with concrete and a heavy duty Simpson strap extending 6-10” out of the block. Another
That's a great idea! I was thinking that might be a good video coming up as it gets hotter. I do have a soaker hose system that I'd love to show everyone! Great system. 😃
Wow! I can see why everyone lives this video!! I’m so glad I discovered your channel!! I’m looking forward to watching your other videos!! Thank you!! Loved your presentation style & focus shots!
I'm moderately obsessed with the all-black fixtures in your garden and am seriously inspired. I'll be going through your videos and saving a bunch for when I get my own yard! Thank you for the very helpful how-to!
I love black (and white) but I’ve seen some really amazing multicolored gardens (red trellises, yellow beds, things like that). I say, if you’re gonna build it and stain or paint it might as well make it a decorative feature!
Your trellises are beautiful! They look great and are a good, efficient use of a limited area. Definitely gonna use this. A couple of thoughts. 1) They make auger bits that will go in a hand drill. Find a size to drill a pilot hole for the post spikes to ease the pounding and still leave enough dirt for support. 2) When leveling, use a string level the full length of the trellis. When you lift the low end of the string to level, you can measure exactly how much to cut off the high side. 3) Since water gets sucked up by end grain and destroys wood, hence the end caps, I wonder if sealing the ends with epoxy or even wood glue would make a difference. I don't know, just a thought. Either way, they are very cool and they DO make you cool.
Wow! That is amazing and humbling. I started this channel to change the world and comments like yours make me feel like maybe I am. Thank you so much for taking the time to say this. You made my day. 🥰
I would just like to say I showed your comment to my hubs because he is constantly trying to tell me I am not as funny as I think I am. I was like, SO THERE! 😂😂😂😂😂
Love you design and resourceful execution. There are similarities with the way I did mine. I used T-Posts with S-hooks to hold the 'beam'(which made it also easy to remove and stow in Winter). I also used (2 meter tall) netting the very same way to go on the beam and 4-foot stakes the hold the bottom of the net on both end 😅
I have a large garden that flows from my perennial garden to my vegetable garden. I wanted my vegetable garden to have good-looking structures. I made similar structures where I used cattle panels between the wood structure. I also placed solar light caps on the posts. I also stained my posts. Stain is the way to go because paint will chip. I also built trellises to scatter around the garden that were similar and also a berry trellis. I know metal posts can be cheaper but they just do not add to the charm of a garden.
It's so worth it to make it all beautiful! It just makes you want to get out there and garden more. I love just sitting out there sometimes and looking at everything. Sometimes I can't believe I built all that. Blows my mind!
Thank you for making this video - awesome trellises! Appreciate your time. These will be beautiful for privacy vines we're planting next season. The height is great and I love that the post spikes allow them to be moved, if needed. Very happy to hear they'll hold up to hurricanes! (6:25) We live in the TX Panhandle, so we sometimes have windy days with 50 mph sustained winds plus higher gusts.
@@ReSprout Ahhh, good to know - thank you. Maybe evergreen vines or shrubs for privacy. Considering our options. Do you have favorites? Very excited to find your how-to video. Thank you.
@@jumprope04 Well, you know me! I love my edibles! Indeterminate tomatoes and pole beans will go all the way to the top and then past it. Both could be decorative with the right fruit choice. (There are colored pole beans.) Both these are great for privacy. I plant a pea in the spring with beautiful purple flowers that I would definitely call decorative, but they only go 3 feet or so high. You could do some espaliered fruit too. That's perennial and during the season, once the trees are mature, they will provide good privacy, too. None of these are evergreen, but you're in zone 7a right? Like me? This would all die back, but you probably won't be spending much time outdoors in winter anyway and might not need the privacy.
@@ReSprout Thank you for your great suggestions! We really do need screening and beauty year round in the back yard. We have a small lot, a short chain link fence, and neglected property next door. So your tall trellis may be the lovely small budget and green solution we've been seeking. Xx
You rock! this trellis system is BRILLIANT ! You had me at first glance, but then to see how it's not just absolutely gorgeous, but then you explain how functional it is ( can remove the top beam or even the whole set up>weave the net instead of hooks, etc.) it is just pure genius! I like the black and love how all your beds, trellises and even fence are all painted the same for congruency as well as fabulous contrast to all the green. The ONLY thing I would change for my own personal taste, is to paint bronze/Jacobean brown- instead of black. We have used Jacobean brown before and at first it seemed intense, but as foliage grew, it was an awesome color. Very similar to your black, but perhaps just an ooch less intense or a tad more of a "naturally occurring color" (think the color of wet tree bark or wet soil). Fabulous video, and so inspiring! 👏👏👏...oh, and as much as I love the netting, I have become a huge fan of using cattle panel for trellising and would probably go with something like that for it's strength, permanence and even more importantly for the environmental & health reasons: to reduce the use of plastic in the garden (especially in soil used for edibles). ...been very conscious of microplastic contamination in the soil this year after watching videos of how destructive it is to our bodies and then finding a lot of it in my own soil after some greenhouse plastic photo-degraded and and caused a million tiny pieces of plastic to fall onto my soil 😲😬😬😣 ... Thank you so much for sharing this video. I have bookmarked it for future reference & for sharing with friends
That color sounds gorgeous! I’m so glad people are getting creative with the colors! 😃 And I hear you on the micro plastics. I’ve had a lot of problems too, mostly stemming, I think, from the fact that I use my grass clippings in my compost. I live on a busy road and my mower invariably picks up trash and shreds it into little bits. I am constantly finding things like bottle caps in my soil!! 😳
Hands down the easiest way to connect a cross beam is by pocket screw. Kerguelen makes many different pocket screw jigs & it works perfectly. It also saves all the time & effort of cutting in a notch.
Hey Thomas! I've never gotten into pocket screws but I'm familiar with them. Do you think they would hold up all that weight? Through wind and storms and spanning multiple years? I mean we're talking maybe 50 lbs for the tomato and cucumber trellises, maybe more... 🤔
🌼🌻🐝☀️🌺👨🌾🌸🌺🫑🐇 Wow your garden is Such a great inspiration to me as I am just starting garden season where I live. I can see you put a lot of work and love into growing! All the hard work it worth it to me to get to see the new growth everyday brings me so much joy! It’s the start of my 3 year gardening but there is still so much to learn and I appreciate your tips, tricks and advice! I look forward to learning more from each other as we grow!
Yes there is an easier way for someone experienced with a circular saw or jig saw. You cut lines to the depth of the slot. Then use a mallet and chisel to carve out the thin pieces of wood that are left. Another saw that could be used is a band saw with some extra support for the long Timbers.
Thanks Chris! Great tip. I own very few power tools so had to make do. I was thinking about the notch method (I've used that before). That probably would have been faster now that I think about it!
Hi April, this is a genius system. I've the same type of netting and discovered one season that it works better and is less annual maintenance than a string tied to the top (and bottom). When deciding which type of material to use, was metal ever considered? Also, since black is your preferred color, was the Shou Sugi Ban method of naturally preserving wood considered?
I think I briefly thought of cattle panels but it was cost prohibitive, they didn't come in the exact length I needed (I would have had to use multiples and then cut one), and then somehow come up with a mounting method. The netting worked great! As far as Shou Sugi Ban, it wasn't until after I stained and painted that I actually learned about it! I may try it on a future bed or trellis and see how it works. I'm really intrigued by it.
Hi Martin, it doesn't cover everything, but the video that I just released yesterday on soil prep has a compost section. It shows my bins and how I sift it into my wheelbarrow. I'm pretty lazy with the compost. I don't worry about the brown-green ratio unless it's crazy off (like tons of horse manure or tons of fall leaves). I just dump it and let it sit for 6 months. What comes out is beautiful! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QMEXQX6Gfsg.html
@ReSprout so you just keep adding material and sifting the finished stuff from the bottom then return the stuff that didn't go threw the sifter back into the compost pile?
@@martinwhitehurst9893 Exactly! I have two compost bins, so it usually takes me 4-6 months to fill one up. By the time that one is filled, usually the majority of the second one is ready to go, minus the larger material and maybe the top 10%. So that stuff goes back in the new bin and the cycle starts again. It’s a modified version of the three bin cycle. People keep the “finished” sifted compost in their third bin, but I just put it directly in my garden. Too lazy to build a third bin. 🤣
Your trellis looks amazing! How did you learn to use the power tools? Do you build things for a living? You should make a business doing this. I hope you have a great day! Nice to see you back.
LOL, no, I am just very persistent! My Dad taught me my way around tools when I was a kid, too, so I wasn't afraid of it like some people. I'm glad you like the trellises! It's been a much requested video!
@@ReSprout oh I'm certain the trellis video is on top of your list! It's amazing! I wish I could be so brave and feel comfortable with power tools. I had a 4 in water line break...6 ft of pipe later I called my brother in tears for help. I can't trace a straight line! You are gifted!
You're so kind Donna! I'm a firm believer in that old proverb, "Fall down 7 times, get up 8." BELIEVE ME, I just don't show the other 7 times on camera. 🤣
@@donnacochran3335 Believe it or not, when my husband and I moved into our first house I attempted gardening for the first time in my adult life. It was a disaster and he called me a black thumb. I really couldn't keep anything alive. Fall down 7, stand up 8, man. Maybe more like 25 times, though. LOL
i live in a windy spot & thinking about if i should use the netting that you use or a thicker metal like a cattle panel. I've heard people talk about the netting being better because it "gives". Would that netting hold up heavier fruit like melons or squash?
Yes absolutely! I've done pumpkin and watermelon on this stuff. It really helps in HOW you mount it and what you're mounting it to. Check out my trellis build video-ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SAzAovC2fqY.html. I go more in to depth about how to do it. Good luck!
LOL NVM! Sorry, I just realized this comment you made was ON my trellis video. 🤦♀But yes, this thing can hold up anything I think. It's really that weave technique and the vertical top board that really make the strength. i've never had one rip on me from weight. 100% of the netting damage I've had is self-inflicted with either scissors or the string trimmer. ;-)
Hey Donna! Most of Long Island has pretty good soil (we were actually the farming community for NYC back in the day). I'm lucky too in that my soil around my house isn't a bunch of nasty construction fill, too. That being said, I have amended it many times with compost and peat moss mostly and I fertilize regularly. The plants in my raised beds do grow a lot better though.
Oh no! Well I am here. :-) I've done premieres before on my other channel and they're always a bummer because they end after 7 minutes (or however long the video is) after you're already involved in a convo. It's like getting cut off while you're on the phone!
Yeah, I do travel a lot, but have a full-time job too! It's a lot. And then there's the garden, which, I'm sure you know can be a handful! 😉 I just do not understand how some people can do a video every week (or even daily?!). I'm proud that I can get one done in 3 weeks LOL.
Yo! Ain't THAT the truth! My problem is that I do graphic design and web design for a living so every's gotta be color corrected and the fonts have to be perfect. I drive myself insane. I SPEND SO MUCH TIME ON EDITING!
They've been up 5-10 years now at this point and believe it or not, no. Maybe it's the stain? To be fair, I am a bit of a maniac when I go lumber shopping. I'll empty out the whole bin looking for the straight one. 🤣
