No kidding. That's too hot for everything! Also consider taking a break from growing during your hottest periods. It's a lot easier to add heat in the cool months than it is to take away heat in the hot months. A walk-in tunnel like this (th-cam.com/video/ua6zCWlygRQ/w-d-xo.html) might also help support your shade cloth without quite as many joints as building a three dimensional frame with straight components. Low tunnel hoops would be a simple solution as well as long as the plant you are covering are short. (th-cam.com/video/xcfGdT75fP0/w-d-xo.html)
Thanks for the wonderful advice here. I built the same & it worked good but with the weight of the tomatoes & the soft soil both the washer & the conduit sank into the ground. I drilled a hole into a scrap piece of 2*4 lumber & threaded the rebar through it. The conduit now sits on the wooden 2*4 & cannot sink in with all the load on it. Overall a superb trellis system
Nice adaptation. It's important that the washers used are fender washers. They are extra wide to resist the downward force of the trellis. We've tried using regular washers and they sink over time.
I’ve been trellising like this also! But, the washer tip and setting and your guide line along the ground is stupendous. 😃 Function over cost and beauty is a sound ‘go to’ option we often lean on to get us started here also.
I have a similar trellis system with all PVC instead of metal conduit. To secure the joints I use threaded joints on the vertical legs with threaded couplings on the ends of the horizontal supports. most people use PVC compound (a sort of permanent plastic weld paste) but my garden space is ever evolving as with it my need for versatility. I want most (if not all!) of the materials I spend money on for my garden to be utilized repeatedly for many things, upcycled, repurposed, or whatever I need it to be when I need it to be without having to buy more or something else that is purpose made. The point is, instead of PVC compound I use a 2" long bolt, large washer (similar to the ones you had but fitting the bolts I use), and a wing nut. This allows me to not only unscrew the threaded couplings, but also securely fasten the joints to the PVC while assembled, but can easily disassemble everything and reconfigure to fit the space it rotates to the next season. I'm sure it would work for your application as well...just a different drill bit.
Thank you for sharing this great truck. I have tried it this summer and it worked perfectly to even support 3 lbs tomatoes plants. I've used those $5 fruit nets and draped them from top down and tied the plants as they grow. The screw to the end piece is almost a must , to avoid the top did from dismounting from end pole under strong winds. Thanks again👍👍👍
When I first saw this video pop up on my recommendations I thought “ oh no not another video on this subject”. BUT I have to say this is the best construction and components for this system I’ve so far on TH-cam!
Great video! Exactly what I was looking for since I dont want to build a trellis stand that's perminate because of crop rotation. Now I can just break it down every year and rebuild it again in a different location for my tomatoes the following season.
Thanks a lot for all you do. Not sure this comment will be on the radar, but I would appreciate if you can comment whether this trellis would be fitting for raspberries and blackberries. Many thanks in advance
You're welcome. I don't recommend this trellis for raspberries or blackberries. They need stronger posts to resist their tendency to lean, and tight horizontal twine or wire to support the canes between the posts. Here's a good comparison of the best trellising options for raspberries and blackberries. I've been dreaming of setting up a shift trellis for about 400 row feet of raspberry beds that I'm planning on our new property.
I really appreciate you taking the time to explain it. Now it is clearer to me and will try and set it up accordingly. Did I miss a link to the trellis comparison you mentioned above? By the way, congratulations on the newly acquired property, wishing you a lot of success and a great start.
So it holds together better I drill near the connection so that screw can lock it together and I riveted a PVC cap at the end so not to lose a eye or hurt my head or face. Thanks for the teaching Sir and good video 😊
This is my first time enjoying your TH-cam channel. Great work! I’m looking forward to more great content from you. Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it.
I have followed your shopping list and found that actually need 3/4” pipes which are able to go on with 1/2” rebar, 1.25” elbow and Tee. They look more like the ones you showed on video.
You are welcome to experiment with different sized parts of course, but I can assure you that we use 1/2 inch electrical conduit for the posts and top bars and 1 inch pvc fittings for the joints.
Не поняла ни слова, но все так хорошо показывали что и без слов понятно. Спасибо. Классно. ЛАЙК! хорошее приспособление, в начале затратно, но срок службы не ограничен все окупается, и можно легко поменять грядку. Смотрится аккуратно. Легко монтируется. Здорово!!!!
The plastic pipe fittings is genius, I've been searching for a better option, like you said those conduit fittings are $$$, and honestly, not that stable. Bravo!
Would 3/4" conduit be strong enough to hold zucchini and cucumbers if braced 5' apart? I'm trying to get a system that would support both tomatoes and cukes so it would be interchangeable.
Yep. You can see me pin down the base twine at the 2:20 mark. These days, I usually use a staple to anchor each individual piece of vertical twine to the ground with no horizontal base twine at all. This holds the twine down firmly still with no constriction around the base of the plan as I explain at the 3:45 mark.
Hi - I live in Europe - so I'm a little bit confused ... You say 1/2 inch conduit and 1/2 rebar ... how does that fit in ?? unless the 1/2 is the inner diameter. Could You tell me the inner/outside diameter of the conduit ? I can buy 16mm and 20mm (0.62 inch -0.78 inch outside diameter) aluminium conduits with wall thickness around 1,5-2 mm (that should be enough i suppose)
I understand the confusion. It's not helpful that the building industry doesn't use true dimensions for components. 1/2″ Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT or Thinwall) is a smooth light weight galvanized metal conduit that has an inside diameter of 0.622″ or 15.7988mm. It has an outside diameter of 0.706″ or 17.9324mm. It looks like the conduit you have there is almost exactly the same. Then just find the thickest rebar you can still slide easily within the pipe.
@@VegetableAcademy Thanks - I'll do my best :) Probably go with the aluminium conduits - we use pvc for electricity here, so aluminium or galvanized conduits aren't common -and you have to buy them online - sold in pieces - max 2-2,5 m length..... a 2 meter aluminium conduit 16x2mm cost 4 $ a piece :) the pvc TS are also not the best solution in my case ( not the same as the ones You have) but than i figured, that you can use a piece of a smaller conduit, put inside the outer ones.... - where the outer diameter of the smaller conduit, is the same as the inner diameter of the outside conduit, and it fits tightly - no need for tape. And to connect the horizontal to vertical : just use a slim piece of a metal sheet - bend it over the top - like an upside down letter "U" - and tighten it with a metal wire, tape or zip ties. For the washers you can use some plastic bottle caps - some are like 55mm wide, just drill a hole.
@@OriAngelic It sounds like you've got enough creativity to make something similar work with a different collection of components. Have fun putting things together.
None of our trellises have ever blown over or bent. They have experienced many thunderstorms, but we are a little sheltered from wind in our urban setting.
Pretty good and cheap another alternative is 3/4” emt and 3/4” canopy fittings but they are ~5 dollars each whereas those pvc fittings are about 1.50 each
Really good and easy! If you could please add subtitles for the things we need to prepare to make the trellis with specifications, it will be super helpful! Thanks for sharing!
so, will this work for growing zucchini plants vertical? we have young zucchini plants already growing in some raised beds (not needing vertical support yet), and I would like to use your method, since I think it may work, given that our plants are already growing? I noticed that you inserted some of the metal bars into the ground quite close to some plants, so it looks like that would not damage the roots too much. Note: we are totally new to vegetable gardening, and we've never grown any vegetables before. For future, we probably won't plant zucchini seeds in raised beds, but for now, that is where we've got them growing (and some plants are fairly close to each other)
We haven't trellised our zucchini yet. It could be done though with a more rigid trellis or stake. Zucchini plants can get quite heavy. Right now, we prune them down to one central stem and lay that stem on the ground and that's working well for us without the extra labour of staking or trellising.
Welcome Richard. I have some cut to 3 foot lengths and others at 4 foot lengths. I prefer using the 4 foot lengths because they provide a bit more leverage to keep the posts vertical. Definitely, don't go any shorter than 3 feet.
@@jaredregier Thanks Jared, i guessed at 4 foot. I'm in western Mass., Short growing season. Would love some tips on growing my all time fave Brandywine tomatoes. Any tips to get me more fruit? Thanks
@@VegetableAcademy thanks! and I meant to ask is that hight ample for all vining crops, squah, melons etc in a zone 5 / 6 area? And 2) would 3/4 inch PVC fittings work just as well? thanks again for your time. I'm going to implement this trellis system in my garden and purchased the materials. Also, signed up on your website. Feel free to check out my 2019 garden tour.
@@Viva_la_natura No. Don't use the 3/4 inch fittings. They won't work. The 1 inch fittings are the perfect size for the 1/2 inch conduit. There are links to sources for these parts in the post about this trellis system in our online Classroom. I haven't used this trellis for squash yet. It will work well for tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, beans, and small melons.
Trying to put together a similar system but I didn't know what size conduit you used for the vertical posts -- I thought conduit only came in 10 ft. pieces which you used horizontally. Since my plants will be outside as yours, most are indeterminate, how high do your plants grow and at what height do you suggest? I noticed that the commercial growers in my area have a string system but their plants have lots of produce, lots of leaves, and are pretty high (at least 7 feet) but they are covered. I have 3 Sungold Cherry plants that will climb high, and a bunch of heirlooms (about 12) and only 2 San Marzano plants. What are your thoughts?
You're right. There are a few rookie mistakes in this video. I just acquired some better filming gear so sound quality will be improving and my editing will improve in time as well.
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Since its 109 here am going to use your quickie trellis idea to make a frame for shade cloth, nothing can grow in fire. Thank you
No kidding. That's too hot for everything! Also consider taking a break from growing during your hottest periods. It's a lot easier to add heat in the cool months than it is to take away heat in the hot months. A walk-in tunnel like this (th-cam.com/video/ua6zCWlygRQ/w-d-xo.html) might also help support your shade cloth without quite as many joints as building a three dimensional frame with straight components. Low tunnel hoops would be a simple solution as well as long as the plant you are covering are short. (th-cam.com/video/xcfGdT75fP0/w-d-xo.html)
That was incredible , I’m 73 and I can do this . Thank you!
Thanks for the wonderful advice here. I built the same & it worked good but with the weight of the tomatoes & the soft soil both the washer & the conduit sank into the ground. I drilled a hole into a scrap piece of 2*4 lumber & threaded the rebar through it. The conduit now sits on the wooden 2*4 & cannot sink in with all the load on it. Overall a superb trellis system
Nice adaptation. It's important that the washers used are fender washers. They are extra wide to resist the downward force of the trellis. We've tried using regular washers and they sink over time.
Would be great if you provided the list of supplies in the video description section. Great idea!!
🤣 look it up
This is the BEST! Thank you..
The best panel trellising system I have ever seen, thank you for sharing it
I’ve been trellising like this also! But, the washer tip and setting and your guide line along the ground is stupendous. 😃
Function over cost and beauty is a sound ‘go to’ option we often lean on to get us started here also.
Yep. That washer tip is gold! Make sure to get the big fat fender washers. Regular washers will still push down through the soil with heavier crops.
Great, I just put a couple of bricks underneath that stops the sagging
it is the fastest , easiest way to build a trail I've ever seen! great job!
Thank you for sharing your system. I'm 74 years young, and I think I could put that together. My dad always wanted a boy , but he got me.
Is there a specific depth you should put your rebar? Like a foot into the dirt?
What a brilliant idea! Seems easy to make and disassemble after the growing season. Thanks for sharing this video.
I have a similar trellis system with all PVC instead of metal conduit. To secure the joints I use threaded joints on the vertical legs with threaded couplings on the ends of the horizontal supports. most people use PVC compound (a sort of permanent plastic weld paste) but my garden space is ever evolving as with it my need for versatility. I want most (if not all!) of the materials I spend money on for my garden to be utilized repeatedly for many things, upcycled, repurposed, or whatever I need it to be when I need it to be without having to buy more or something else that is purpose made. The point is, instead of PVC compound I use a 2" long bolt, large washer (similar to the ones you had but fitting the bolts I use), and a wing nut. This allows me to not only unscrew the threaded couplings, but also securely fasten the joints to the PVC while assembled, but can easily disassemble everything and reconfigure to fit the space it rotates to the next season. I'm sure it would work for your application as well...just a different drill bit.
Thank you for sharing this great truck.
I have tried it this summer and it worked perfectly to even support 3 lbs tomatoes plants.
I've used those $5 fruit nets and draped them from top down and tied the plants as they grow.
The screw to the end piece is almost a must , to avoid the top did from dismounting from end pole under strong winds.
Thanks again👍👍👍
You're welcome. I'm glad to hear this system worked well for you too.
I ended up using emt coupeling for the top pieces and maker pipe connectors for the angles and like the poly connector in your video too
NIFTY! Thank you for this excellent tutorial :)
Thanks. I just started using a system like this this year and I need to get those washers. Capital idea. Cheers!
When I first saw this video pop up on my recommendations I thought “ oh no not another video on this subject”. BUT I have to say this is the best construction and components for this system I’ve so far on TH-cam!
My feed has been inundated with diy trellis videos lately. I almost scrolled right past this one, but I now share your sentiment.
I love this idea, cheap, easy and quick. Thanks!
Great video! Exactly what I was looking for since I dont want to build a trellis stand that's perminate because of crop rotation. Now I can just break it down every year and rebuild it again in a different location for my tomatoes the following season.
That's precisely why I appreciate this design too. It's so easy to set them up in a new bed every year.
Thanks a lot for all you do.
Not sure this comment will be on the radar, but I would appreciate if you can comment whether this trellis would be fitting for raspberries and blackberries.
Many thanks in advance
You're welcome. I don't recommend this trellis for raspberries or blackberries. They need stronger posts to resist their tendency to lean, and tight horizontal twine or wire to support the canes between the posts. Here's a good comparison of the best trellising options for raspberries and blackberries. I've been dreaming of setting up a shift trellis for about 400 row feet of raspberry beds that I'm planning on our new property.
I really appreciate you taking the time to explain it. Now it is clearer to me and will try and set it up accordingly.
Did I miss a link to the trellis comparison you mentioned above?
By the way, congratulations on the newly acquired property, wishing you a lot of success and a great start.
So it holds together better I drill near the connection so that screw can lock it together and I riveted a PVC cap at the end so not to lose a eye or hurt my head or face.
Thanks for the teaching Sir and good video 😊
Just joined. Quick, easy and inexpensive and shortly I will build a couple in Paraguay where I live. Thank you
This is my first time enjoying your TH-cam channel. Great work! I’m looking forward to more great content from you. Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it.
That's nice to hear. Thank you.
Great idea and beautiful garden as well.
Very simple. Great job!
Just Brilliant!!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😍😍😍
Tks for sharing this tutorial
I have followed your shopping list and found that actually need 3/4” pipes which are able to go on with 1/2” rebar, 1.25” elbow and Tee. They look more like the ones you showed on video.
You are welcome to experiment with different sized parts of course, but I can assure you that we use 1/2 inch electrical conduit for the posts and top bars and 1 inch pvc fittings for the joints.
@@VegetableAcademy Thank you, glad to know 1/2 able to hold strong wind too.
You are doing the heavier pipes because of the wind you get where you live?
What are the specs for the fender washers so I can Google, or do you have a direct link for them on Amazon?
Wonderful job!!
Не поняла ни слова, но все так хорошо показывали что и без слов понятно. Спасибо. Классно. ЛАЙК!
хорошее приспособление, в начале затратно, но срок службы не ограничен все окупается, и можно легко поменять грядку. Смотрится аккуратно. Легко монтируется. Здорово!!!!
This is great thank you
The plastic pipe fittings is genius, I've been searching for a better option, like you said those conduit fittings are $$$, and honestly, not that stable. Bravo!
This is awesome. At the elbow, if the pipe bend 90 degrees it will also look possible. I will make my garden this way. Thank you for the video.
thank you very much for sharing!
Brilliant
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Awesome. Thx for sharing. How often do you have to readjust/re-tie the plants
..at least once a week.
Would 3/4" conduit be strong enough to hold zucchini and cucumbers if braced 5' apart? I'm trying to get a system that would support both tomatoes and cukes so it would be interchangeable.
Yes. 1/2 inch conduit would even be strong enough for those crops with posts spaced 5 feet apart.
Just wondering what length your rebar is? Do you find 5' is tall enough for tomatoes as well?
He has a method for training the tomato so he doesn't have to go up higher with the trellis
Love it you have a very neat n organized garden
Fantastic video, very inspirational, new subscriber from Australia 😀
Cheers!
You don't mention where exactly that you use the staples. Unless I missed it.
I assume it creates a firm connection to the lower twine line
Yep. You can see me pin down the base twine at the 2:20 mark. These days, I usually use a staple to anchor each individual piece of vertical twine to the ground with no horizontal base twine at all. This holds the twine down firmly still with no constriction around the base of the plan as I explain at the 3:45 mark.
Brilliant !
Hi - I live in Europe - so I'm a little bit confused ... You say 1/2 inch conduit and 1/2 rebar ... how does that fit in ?? unless the 1/2 is the inner diameter. Could You tell me the inner/outside diameter of the conduit ? I can buy 16mm and 20mm (0.62 inch -0.78 inch outside diameter) aluminium conduits with wall thickness around 1,5-2 mm (that should be enough i suppose)
I understand the confusion. It's not helpful that the building industry doesn't use true dimensions for components. 1/2″ Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT or Thinwall) is a smooth light weight galvanized metal conduit that has an inside diameter of 0.622″ or 15.7988mm. It has an outside diameter of 0.706″ or 17.9324mm. It looks like the conduit you have there is almost exactly the same. Then just find the thickest rebar you can still slide easily within the pipe.
@@VegetableAcademy Thanks - I'll do my best :) Probably go with the aluminium conduits - we use pvc for electricity here, so aluminium or galvanized conduits aren't common -and you have to buy them online - sold in pieces - max 2-2,5 m length..... a 2 meter aluminium conduit 16x2mm cost 4 $ a piece :) the pvc TS are also not the best solution in my case ( not the same as the ones You have) but than i figured, that you can use a piece of a smaller conduit, put inside the outer ones.... - where the outer diameter of the smaller conduit, is the same as the inner diameter of the outside conduit, and it fits tightly - no need for tape. And to connect the horizontal to vertical : just use a slim piece of a metal sheet - bend it over the top - like an upside down letter "U" - and tighten it with a metal wire, tape or zip ties. For the washers you can use some plastic bottle caps - some are like 55mm wide, just drill a hole.
@@OriAngelic It sounds like you've got enough creativity to make something similar work with a different collection of components. Have fun putting things together.
In watching the video, the wind is blowing. Is it stable enough to survive a thunder storm? Have you ever had any blow over?
None of our trellises have ever blown over or bent. They have experienced many thunderstorms, but we are a little sheltered from wind in our urban setting.
thanks so much for the answer. I was worried of it falling over.
In the video what is the type of lettuce growing near the install?
@@toma2754 They are mostly Salanova varieties of lettuce.
How much was all the supply?
Look very nice . Thanks
Pretty good and cheap another alternative is 3/4” emt and 3/4” canopy fittings but they are ~5 dollars each whereas those pvc fittings are about 1.50 each
Really good and easy!
If you could please add subtitles for the things we need to prepare to make the trellis with specifications, it will be super helpful! Thanks for sharing!
Nice job! Where did you get the tee and elbow fittings? What's the size of them? Are they PVC fittings?
They are pvc and they can be bought at any hardware store. They are 1-inch pvc elbows and T's.
Verry good.
Where did you buy the washers?
They are available at local hardware stores in our city.
Great video
so, will this work for growing zucchini plants vertical? we have young zucchini plants already growing in some raised beds (not needing vertical support yet), and I would like to use your method, since I think it may work, given that our plants are already growing? I noticed that you inserted some of the metal bars into the ground quite close to some plants, so it looks like that would not damage the roots too much.
Note: we are totally new to vegetable gardening, and we've never grown any vegetables before. For future, we probably won't plant zucchini seeds in raised beds, but for now, that is where we've got them growing (and some plants are fairly close to each other)
We haven't trellised our zucchini yet. It could be done though with a more rigid trellis or stake. Zucchini plants can get quite heavy. Right now, we prune them down to one central stem and lay that stem on the ground and that's working well for us without the extra labour of staking or trellising.
What are the measurements of the washers? Thanks!
Inner diameter is 1/2", outer diameter is 2", thickness is 1/16"
New subscriber here, how long are the rebar posts?
Welcome Richard. I have some cut to 3 foot lengths and others at 4 foot lengths. I prefer using the 4 foot lengths because they provide a bit more leverage to keep the posts vertical. Definitely, don't go any shorter than 3 feet.
@@jaredregier Thanks Jared, i guessed at 4 foot.
I'm in western Mass., Short growing season.
Would love some tips on growing my all time fave
Brandywine tomatoes.
Any tips to get me more fruit?
Thanks
Hard to tell the height of the trellis from the angle, is that 5 or 6 feet high? Thanks!
5 feet
@@VegetableAcademy thanks! and I meant to ask is that hight ample for all vining crops, squah, melons etc in a zone 5 / 6 area? And 2) would 3/4 inch PVC fittings work just as well? thanks again for your time. I'm going to implement this trellis system in my garden and purchased the materials. Also, signed up on your website. Feel free to check out my 2019 garden tour.
@@Viva_la_natura No. Don't use the 3/4 inch fittings. They won't work. The 1 inch fittings are the perfect size for the 1/2 inch conduit. There are links to sources for these parts in the post about this trellis system in our online Classroom. I haven't used this trellis for squash yet. It will work well for tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, beans, and small melons.
@@VegetableAcademy found it on your page. I searched the word PVC
@@Viva_la_natura Good to hear.
Good vedio. From uk.
How did you tie the peas in the next row?
They climb this netting which is fastened to the same trellis system: duboisag.com/ca_en/white-trellis-netting.html
Great idea! Thank you for sharing
very cool man
Where did you buy them ?
All parts were available off the shelf at local hardware stores.
Genial! Gracias gracias 😊
is your conduit galvanised?
Yes.
Are your crops grown with chemicals or pesticides please? They look lush and green
We don't use any chemicals or pesticides.
hiya whats the length of your rebar and your conduits. thanks
The top rail is 10ft and the posts are cut to 5ft.
Fantastic job, keep it up dear, it's a very good lesson I have learnt from u.Thanks dear. God bless you.
Приятелю, благодаря ти.
My friend, thank you !
Very good thx
What did u use?
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Is that pipes are metal or PVC?
metal
@@VegetableAcademy thanks bro
Wow it's a Good idea thank-you for sharing this video ilike it!
You can also do cattle fencing and tie with zip ties
I like ur idea
good sir 👍️👌
Trying to put together a similar system but I didn't know what size conduit you used for the vertical posts -- I thought conduit only came in 10 ft. pieces which you used horizontally. Since my plants will be outside as yours, most are indeterminate, how high do your plants grow and at what height do you suggest? I noticed that the commercial growers in my area have a string system but their plants have lots of produce, lots of leaves, and are pretty high (at least 7 feet) but they are covered. I have 3 Sungold Cherry plants that will climb high, and a bunch of heirlooms (about 12) and only 2 San Marzano plants. What are your thoughts?
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i will try in my farm at indonesia
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Good system but too fast to follow
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Better still buy a bamboo plant and get canes for nothing every year.
Please turn your music off so we can hear your words thumbs-down till we can hear you
You're right. There are a few rookie mistakes in this video. I just acquired some better filming gear so sound quality will be improving and my editing will improve in time as well.