Cheapest Trellis You've Ever Seen!

I am still holding on to this thread so I can remember to do it one day.

Great ide!a

They worked out beautifully for me this year!

great idea!

Cut shorter, they would make great row tunnel hoops. Much sturdier than a single hoop, like in this picture, and would keep the frost cover or shade cover from sagging as much between the hoops, since they are wider. Thanks for the tip!

took a tip from kevcarr59 and looked up ladder mesh. Bingo! Found a manufacturer's site that shows all the different widths and thickneses they make. (some of the thicker stuff may work for tomato cages too?!). As if that weren't enough, there's "Truss Mesh" - with a zig zag pattern! http://wirebond.com/

How cool is that! I'm thinking I need to go visit some masonry supply stores around here!

I'm going to rey to locate them again this year. Will go argue with HD first.
Worth looking for I'm sure.
Bonnie

Thanks for leading me here, Bonnie.

Fantastic idea, Xeramtheum! I'll be using it in a few places this year.

Cool product, I'll have to look into that.

Bonnie, HD doesn't carry the ladder wire, which is perplexing, since they carry all the other masonry & stucco supplies. When I drove truck I picked up the ladder wire at the distributor in Ft. Worth. One time I had to get 1 bundle of the small wire and had it on the back of a 48' flatbed trailer. Had a few chuckles on the CB with that LOAD...

In a few more weeks I'll be setting up my MG beds using the wire ladders - I'm planning to grow 24 different cultivars! Here is the list of what I'll be growing.

Apricot Candy
BP-MBR - F2 Cross
BP-MBR - F3 Cross
BP-MBR - F3 Cross
BP-MBR - F4 Cross
Firecracker Vine
Sepacuitensis
Aomurasakihigesibori - OP
Blue Silk - PB
Blue Silk ♀ x Rose Silk ♂
Blue Silk ♂ x Rose Silk ♀
Dbl Blue Picotee
Fujishibori
Hige - Pink -SR_Bed_Center_Post_OP
Hige - Possibly Gypsy Bride - Mix - Frame-OP
Kanoko Red Speckled
Kikyo X Fuji - OP - F2 White-Feardyn OP
Kikyo X Fuji - OP - F2 White-Feardyn PB
Kikyo Zaki OP Fujishibori - F2
Minibar Rose
Mixed OP - Fearadyn - F2 - OP
Platy Blue X Fujishibori - F3 - OP
Red Picotee - A
Yojiro Mix

Here is a picture of the diagram I worked out.

That's a LOT of Morning glory!

That's about the number I grow every year - I like MG's

Clever !! Will go to HD .

Belle

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Zeran,
I want to see them when they are all in bloom. You will have a spectacular display of MG. I would think they would grow here in central Fl. First to get those ladders.

Kev:
Exactly what I was thinking. Have to buy a bundle. We have a 16 ft. trailor but lots of trouble to hook up just for a bundle but we have done wacker things. Just don't know what I would do with a whole bundle.

I'll find someplace to get it I'm sure.
Thanks all, Bonnie

Sorry for screwing up spelling of your name. I'll try to hit X next time.

Boy did you start someting with this thread. I think you deserve a commission on sales that I'm sure will increase.

Bonnie

Lol .. not to worry .. you should hear some of the attempts to pronounce Xeramtheum by people who don't know that X sounds like a Z. As to the boost in masonry ladder sales, I just hope home depot doesn't catch on and start charging more for them!

I'll be starting the MG seeds around late February .. I'd like to start them sooner but experience has taught me not to since they have a nasty tendency to grab everything in sight and give them a hug once they reach over 6 inches tall .. it's a real pain to have to extricate victims from the MG Muggers without damaging anything.

Xeranthrum,
Isn't your forum name the name of a European plant? It just intrigued me so I tried to look it up.

I also ended up on www.wirebond.com site. the other night. When I worked in purchasing for FMC Corp. we ordered welding wire in large spools and it wouldn't surprise me if they didn't mfg. that. My husb. is a retired welder and he said if he had a piece and cut it he would know what it was made of exactly. He studyed metalergy as part of an apprenticeship and has welded up many different types of wire over the years.

It's a riot how someting gets started on these forums and spreads like wildfire. I think its wonderful how we help each other develope ideas and uses for products intended for someting else. Ingenuity!!!

Bonnie

I changed a few letters in Xeranthemum - a kind of daisy.

Bonnie:
You don't have to worry about the trailer... If I remember, the small size I had to pick up was the 2" wire, and the pieces are only 6' long. You could put it in a Smart car...LOL... I has being a little sarcastic...

Thanks Kev,
We have an old pickup that hauls everything. I have a new SantaFe SUV and have hauled stuff in it I shouldn't but heck its for my use not a trophy vehicle. Do you recall the price of a bundle and how many pieces were in it? If not that ok. I just like to plan finances as we live on SS.

Well sun is up and its almost 8AM so its time I got outside and got busy. Someone once told me a garden was NEVER don and always an ongoing project and its so true.

Have a good day.

Bonnie

YES, my garden is more in process than the interior of my home. Don't get me wrong, I have unfinished projects there too, but the garden!!! OH my garden I enjoy!!!

BG:
That was about 8 or 9 years ago so the price has more than likely gone up 50 or 60%, but it's not expensive. The bundles are about 20 or 25 pieces, depending on size. They don't weight but about 40#'s... or so..



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Xera , I see you have some of that bamboo stuff like fence . Where can I get that and what is it called ? Looks great .

It's called Reed Fencing .. I get it at Home Depot. Looks good for about a year or so then goes weathered brown. If you spray it with some water seal stuff it stays pretty a little bit longer. I have to replace it every 3 years. I just checked a Home Depot in your area and it carries it. You'll find it in the Garden Department.

Thanks bunches . I'll call them for price . I'm in Texas tho , we have H D here too .

Hey ya'll new to the forum and this thread caught my eye. when I went to the Lowes website I found that they call the ladders "Steel Remesh" http://www.lowes.com/pd_12150-157-05573_0__?productId=3010028 and sell them 10' long for $3.47!! I am over the moon since I have been trying to find an affordable solution to my vining tomatoes and I think this one just might work!

Terrific! Thanks so much!

THANKS Jay, and welcome to this forum.

Cool! Thanks for the tip .. I looked at my lowes and couldn't find them - I'll have to look again.

Any good masonry or stucco supply house should have this item, and in the different sizes. I've seen it from about 2" wide all the way up to almost 12" wide, but the thickness didn't change all that much.

Still haven't called but here's Wire-Bond tel. no. and they are mfg. 1-800-849-6722. They should have list of their retail outlets.

Xeran-just had plant RU here last Sat. By accident I planted MG seeds in 3 flats and they really took off. What was left I am putting in hanging pots. Boy do they cling to anything they are near. Wonderful.
BTW have any pics of yours now.

Bonnie

Accidentally clicked on Texas gardening forum. Wow what they did with cattle panels for trellises is fantastic. I'm sure with all the cows growing around here we must have them at Tractor Supply or one of the feed stores. Will check it out.
My husb. happens to be a retired welder and if he won't do he can show me how to. They made beautiful oblisks (sp).
What inspiration.

Bonnie

Yes, cattle panels do work great but they are SPENDY>>>!!

Cattle panels only cost about 15.00 -16.00 bucks here or in Tex too . One can make two arbors

OK, then NOT talking about the cattle panels I'm familiar with!!

I work for a HD here in Baltimore-

Went to their on-line page--homedepot.com--and nothing came up.
Not by the Sku--and not by the name.

Might have gone to La-La-Land in the sky.....or it may be something "Regional"......

Gita

I'm still buying them here .. next to the rebar.

I really put them to the test this year and they are working out better than I imagined!