First time posting... I've got a nice sized home garden, and I'm going to be using some Maker Pipe components to create a trellis/tunnel that spans the gap between 2 raised garden boxes. Here's my rough model of it using the handy 3d model pieces I got with my order.
I used a 1" = 1' scale when building the model. The overall trellis will be 7 feet tall. The gap it's spanning between 2 boxes will be 42 inches long, with a depth of 32". I plan on putting horizontal crossbars every 12" on the vertical parts. This will be used to support climbing crops like cucumbers, squash, pole beans, and peas. If this first one works out well, I'll build 2 more to cover the space I have.
I'll take pieces of rebar, pound those into the ground first, then sleeve the electric conduit over the rebar to hold it in place.
If needed, I'll add some string trellis netting across the gaps on the verticals if there's not enough material for the plants to grab onto to climb.
Anyone have any thoughts or tips on this project before I start buying and cutting the conduit?
I used a 1" = 1' scale when building the model. The overall trellis will be 7 feet tall. The gap it's spanning between 2 boxes will be 42 inches long, with a depth of 32". I plan on putting horizontal crossbars every 12" on the vertical parts. This will be used to support climbing crops like cucumbers, squash, pole beans, and peas. If this first one works out well, I'll build 2 more to cover the space I have.
I'll take pieces of rebar, pound those into the ground first, then sleeve the electric conduit over the rebar to hold it in place.
If needed, I'll add some string trellis netting across the gaps on the verticals if there's not enough material for the plants to grab onto to climb.
Anyone have any thoughts or tips on this project before I start buying and cutting the conduit?
You can run twine up the sides and over the top every 6" or so and remove and compost or toss after the season is over. it's inexpensive and a greener solution.
You can use chicken wire, but it's very tedious to remove the vines. Same with garden fencing.
Do you have a Tractor Supply near you? Their feedlot panels are ~$20, galvanized, bend nicely, cut easily and are long-lasting and outstanding for beans or even heavy squash. They are 50" by 16' so you'd need a truck to get them home. Or, if you plan it out, cut them with bolt cutters to size. I've done both and brought the cut pieces home in a hatchback so I know it can be done.
I have them all over my garden for arches and trellises, including arches between raised beds just as you are planning. Love love love them. They add stability so you can get away with fewer cross pieces. Mine are just arches zip tied to EMT pounded in to the ground and they have been up for years. It's not too bad to remove the vines in the fall and they hold up a lot of foliage and are stable in the wind.