15+ Ways To Make A Trellis
Posted: April 27, 2013 Filed under: Gardening | Tags: DIY, Gardening Leave a commentFrom TipNut
Here’s a bunch of ways you can make trellises for both vegetable gardens and flower beds, many are simple in design (and to make) while others are more detailed and fancy (with a bit of woodworking skill required). Quite a selection of materials used such as bamboo, wooden poles and sticks, lumber, wire mesh, etc. A couple of the projects below have been featured previously on Tipnut and moved here for better organization. Enjoy!
With Wire Mesh: Shares a tip to install panels of welded wire mesh along fencing.
Wood A-Frame: With some plywood, hardware cloth, fasteners, basic tools, and a little time, you can fashion a hinged A-frame trellis to support peas, beans, tomatoes, or other vining plants.
Invisible Tip: Eyehooks screwed into siding or walls and networks of medium-gauge wire hold delicate vines. (Heavier climbers, such as roses, will need heavy-gauge wire.) Grid design examples included.
DIY Bamboo Project: Made with several canes of bamboo in different diameters and lashing cord.
Portable Design: Made with lumber and chicken wire. Free pdf tutorial download available.
Rustic Design: Simple project made from prunings or substitute 1-by-1 stakes from the nursery or lumberyard. The finished structure is 7 feet 4 1/2 inches tall and 3 feet wide.
Topper Plans: Three different designs to choose from to top a classic design trellis, free pdf downloads.
For Roses: The instructions are for an eight-by-four-foot trellis with a three-quarter-inch thickness, the strips of wood are spaced three inches apart.
Easy To Store: When the season ends, either untie and store the trellis or leave it in place year-round for visual interest.
Rustic Ti-pi Tutorial: Made with three to six poles, 1 1/2″ to 2 1/2″ in diameter and 4′ to 7′ long, copper or galvanized steel wire and grapevines or flexible willow branches.
With Lattice Fencing: Here’s how to turn lattice fencing and 2x4s into a three-panel focal point. Plan diagram included.
Bamboo & String Tee-Pee: Made to accommodate peas and cucumbers using scrap bamboo sticks tied together with cotton string.
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12 Lifesaving Canning Rules
Posted: April 27, 2013 Filed under: Gardening, Going Green; How and Why..., In The Kitchen with Millie- How To's | Tags: canning, Gardening Leave a commentIf you can your garden bounty and especially if you are new to canning this could be handy.
Canning rules to keep your food safe from Modern survival blog will give you tips you need to can safely.
One thing I didn’t know was that you can’t do raw pack for stewed tomatoes. Good thing I haven’t done it yet but I probably would have if I was worried about losing a whole lot of ripe tomatoes. Good info.
photo credit modernsurvivalblog.com
