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| NudeFoodFarm |
Posted - Apr 01 2009 : 6:40:51 PM
This is an "organic" trellis we built out of our lilac prunings last spring to grow hops on.
I thought we could share ideas on different ways to build a trellis.
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| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - Jun 19 2009 : 1:29:03 PM
Old spindle type baby cribs, side panels on end, head and foot boards, great for any kind of vines, flowers or veggy. I pick them up at yard sales etc. They will last 2 -3 seasons. I have creek willows on my property, the branches from these cut green will bend to almost any shape, and when dried will stay that way. Heide, I love your pics and imagination.
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| NudeFoodFarm |
Posted - Jun 19 2009 : 12:43:48 PM
Ok here are the most recent, clear photos. . .
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| NudeFoodFarm |
Posted - Jun 19 2009 : 09:55:55 AM
ok ladies, I promised I would post a pic of the after. This is one I took last night while we were hostessing the monthly Prosser Wa Farmchick meeting. Sorry it is so blurry but is was getting dark and I wanted to go without a flash. . .
I will take a better one soon, but y'all can see how wild the Hops went, if your quiet enough you can hear them growing!
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| tribalcime |
Posted - Apr 05 2009 : 04:10:01 AM
really neat idea..love it !
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| ranchetta |
Posted - Apr 03 2009 : 6:22:23 PM
Heide, what a great idea! Fun garden art! I use a lot of things too, for my plants to cling to or grow into...old chairs, old bed headboards, broken branches......
Thanks for this idea.........
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| Calicogirl |
Posted - Apr 03 2009 : 2:58:31 PM
That looks great Heide! Thanks for the inspiration!
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| Alee |
Posted - Apr 03 2009 : 12:45:51 PM
That is an awesome trellis! Trellis doesn't seem to do the structure justice!
Alee
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| Sitnalta |
Posted - Apr 03 2009 : 11:54:50 AM
ooh those are awesome!What great and ideas and so very green chic!! Love it!!:)
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| electricdunce |
Posted - Apr 03 2009 : 11:20:20 AM
What a wonderful idea, that trellis is so great. We had hop vines growing on the side of the house I grew up in. It is such a lovely plant. I read somewhere that if you stuff a pillow with dried hops, you will sleep better. Sounds entirely possible to me. I'm looking forward to seeing your garden emerge from its winter sleep.
Karin
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| NudeFoodFarm |
Posted - Apr 03 2009 : 09:55:56 AM
In case you were wondering what was in the middle of what we call "Heide's happy hop house":
There is a tiny circle of Forcythia and Pinecones my daughters placed there while singing a song for their dearly missed grandma, my mom. So sweet. . .
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| NudeFoodFarm |
Posted - Apr 03 2009 : 09:49:24 AM
I made the picture large so you could see more detail; it blends right into the slope behind it. As soon as we built it (this one is of sugar maple prunings) we put lawn chairs under, thinking we would rest in the shade, unfortunatly the bird showed us who was going to live there. lol So it is more of a giant bird feeder/bird house. We hung pinecones filled with peanut butter and bird seed on them last fall. You can see where I weeded the clover off the Hops yesterday. It was so delightful to find the little purple buds reaching for sky. I will be sure to post it this summer when they are in their finest glory.
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| gspringman |
Posted - Apr 02 2009 : 8:33:15 PM
Really cool. We have Quaking Aspens here that may be pliable to build something like that. Afraid my lilac isn't that large yet. Great idea Heide thanks for sharing it. Can't wait to see what your other trellis looks like. I need ideas. (hint hint)
Gail
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| NudeFoodFarm |
Posted - Apr 02 2009 : 8:16:56 PM
We dug maybe 1/2 a foot hole for each vertical branch. We also tied it together with wire. I thought it was overkill but (I hate to admit it) he was right. I think the vines (in our case Hops) would of carried the trellis away if it could. I am taking pictures of the other trellis we did tomorrow and will post it.
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| pamcook |
Posted - Apr 02 2009 : 3:59:46 PM
Does the weight of the vining plant hold the trellis in place or do you have to put it into the ground? I know that's probably a dumb question but with the amazingly dense clay we have for soil here, it's one that's stumped me...
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| lovelady |
Posted - Apr 02 2009 : 09:49:01 AM
I plan on doing something like that in my garden this year with my apple tree prunings. They are all very straight so I thought I would build a tipi or some kind of structure to grow pole beans on, then my son can play inside or underneath it.
Those must have been some awesome lilac bushes to have prunings like that! We have a rather forlorn-looking lilac bush on the north side of our house that needs some pruning I think. Well, I think it needs more than just pruning. Maybe a relocation plan, too. |
| NudeFoodFarm |
Posted - Apr 02 2009 : 08:44:45 AM
Thanks! This year I have collected a bunch of broken bunk beds and intend to take all the pieces to build some crazy maze with them for the kids to play in. This trellis pictured was more like a tunnel last year. We probably planted to many hops because in the height of summer they nearly tore it down. Thank goodness we used thick fencing twist-tie wire to hold the branches together. My husband was so sad when he went to harvest his homegrown hops for his homebrew and found them infested with aphids. Those little buggers sure do like their hops too!
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| farmmom22 |
Posted - Apr 01 2009 : 8:53:31 PM
I love it and your flowers are so pretty!
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| Alee |
Posted - Apr 01 2009 : 8:26:20 PM
That's a great idea!
Alee
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| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Apr 01 2009 : 7:14:07 PM
Very cool Heide!!
I haven't repurposed anything for the purpose of trellises yet but it will be on the agenda next year. I have lots of raw material:)
Amy Grace
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