I make concrete feet for my arches. Simply half-fill four medium-sized plastic pots with gravel, drop in the feet, and fill with cement. when dry, bury. Makes moving the arch much easier! Gives it great stability.
I used these light weight arches for my the peas and the sweet peas ...just twisted chicken wire to the sides to give more surface for the plant to grip... worked amazingly well!
I absolutely adore this idea. I have an arch that has no home, and this idea is PERFECT for it. GREAT idea. Now just need to figure out how to put it where I planted the squash! Keep them coming. Love the ideas, very creative.
I used the cheapie arch from Amazon last year for string beans, actually some red runner beans and pole beans. It worked fantastic and using again this year. I'm sure it won't last forever but I think several years. I was going to take it down and paint with Rustoleum but putting it off til next year. Ordering two more from Amazon now to try small squash.
That was my problem this summer with squashes that grown naturally from the compost. Now I saved seeds and will spend winter assembling arches. Watermelon and melos too. I can't move to a bigger place, so my garden will grow up!!! Thanks so much!!!!
Your video is very helpful and gave me lots of ideas. I am going to use and recycle my old mini greenhouse and put trellis netting over it. I will use it for my melons I plan to grow this year.
two springs from a twin bed or crib. Lean them together at the top and fasten, bottom about 3 feet apart. this worked great. I got mine free at someone's garage sale.
I have shepherd hooks that I connect with jute twine by stringing it between the hooks. I put hanging baskets on the hooks and plant jack be littles or goblin eggs at the base and it looks awesome in the fall....it looks pretty good now. We used angel wings this year.
I love this beautiful arch idea. I've built a couple of PVC arches, and also repurposed an on old 8' wood ladder. Both need the additional twine support demonstrated here. But very inexpensive approaches.
one of the prettiest arches I've seen yet. So many look good with the a fully grown vine but just look like trash until it's grown in. I don't want to see that in my yard. Thanks.
Great video, I have 2 identical arches (one yet to be assembled!) here in NZ & will be using them for sweet peas later on - cable ties are a great idea, will be using them, thanks :)
We had an old portable garage that we placed in the garden and replaced the tarp with some old chain link fence. Use it for several years for the green beans, squash, cucumbers, snow peas whatever was a climber and it worked wonderful except that the metal frame finally started to rust and this yr it fell apart. Will replace next yr with pvc to last longer.
Love this idea, going to try it out this year. But please can I ask that you try to avoid advocating the use of cable tidies - just more plastic where there are alternatives that work just as well and won't be left in landfill (or the garden) to cause trouble for future generations.
Thank you so Much for sharing your knowledge and tips with us All!! I'm a little bit late sowing my seeds due to Chemo and Pneumonia!! Any Tips for the rather Late Gardener?! (Perhaps I should rephrase that?!Lol!!) Thank you very much again!!
I am looking for the arch 7ft tall 20 long it makes sence or it will work and of course if I know I I won't ask it might call " dump" YES thanks for the tips💙👩
Looks fabulous! However, is this strong enough to withstand the strong winds/stoms in the autumn/winter or do you take it down and dismantle during the winter season?
The garden is fairly sheltered so, yes, it is fine to leave up. Furthermore, the arch is bare in winter as the crops on it have long gone, so it hasn't got that extra load to catch the wind.
Many thanks for sharing. May I ask how long did it last and was the arches rust free long term. I am looking to use these impairs and tied as yours to grow kiwi berries. Many thanks
The arches lasted while I was there in that house (I eventually moved after about four years and left them there). They had no rust on them as they are powder-coated.
Yes, this particular arch was a kit, sold in sections that you just pop back together using the instructions. For an alternative vegetable arch check out this one, after 5 mins: th-cam.com/video/QSplh97MNA4/w-d-xo.html
Ive found though that many of the mentioned plants (squashes etc) re-root along the ground and have failed when I raise them off the ground preventing these access points to soil. Are there specific species that dont have this need?
It's true, squashes are more vigorous when they can sprawl and re-root into the soil as they go. But this method does work if you use a vigorous variety of squash and you have a good warm, sunny spot. It makes soil preparation before planting really important, as they'll be getting all their nutrients from that area, rather than 'topping up' as they sprawl.
Is it necessary to plant your Vines on the inside of the trellis or is it ok to put them on the outside of the frame? I'm wondering if they would get stepped on more on the inside?
You can put them on the inside or the outside. By putting them on the outside of the frame, however, they are much less likely to get trod on, as you suggest.
Thanks for the video. I just put an arch together yesterday and was wondering what next?! Do you know if uchi kuri or crown Prince squashes are vigorous enough to climb arches?
Both sprawl as far as I'm aware, so would be good trained up an arch. I'm not sure whether they'd make it all the way to the top though, so you might like to grow them alongside climbing beans too.
I think the best way is to dig over the ground where the vertical sections will go, so that it can travel down through the soil more easily. You can then firm the soil back with the heel of your boot.
How is this structure holding up? Any rust? Bent metal? I recently setup a system of 10 arches following this method, seems a tad flimsy. I used some star pickets to give the whole thing a bit more support, but I am wondering if all that effort to set it up is worth it if just ends up giving way or rusting in 2 years or so...
The arch used in the video is an off-the-shlelf arch that has been treated/coated to stop it from rustic. It's still holding up really well, with no signs of rust.
I can't quite remember, but looking on Amazon is was something very similar to this: www.amazon.co.uk/DOEWORKS-Trellis-Climbing-Archway-Tubular/dp/B081QBGPFG/ref=sr_1_8?crid=3IQIX2Y989N30&keywords=garden+arch&qid=1647965721&sprefix=garden+arch%2Caps%2C68&sr=8-8
hi ther do you know what gauge wire. you used are can you recommend a gauge thats suible for growing cucumber small pumpkins best wishes ken. also I was thinking of using a polly tunnel for the arch and then adding the wire to it but want to make sure the wire is strong
Hi there. I'm planning my very first allotment, and I love this idea. I was wondering, though, can this method mean that, on the wrong orientation, the plants on one side of the frame will shade the plants on the other side? And on any orientation, will too long a corridor of these archways shade the plants at the North end? Or am I worrying too much about shade? I have plans for making a few corridors in my allotment to a sheltered centre with a hammock, you see, so vertical growing will help me with shelter, but I have no idea what I'm really doing, and I fear, anyway, that my plans are fairly overly ambitious for a beginner. So should I worry about shade in these archway/corridors, or do you think I should just experiment and see?
I wouldn't be too overly concerned. Yes, one side can overshadow the other, but the sun of course moves round and more parts of the arch should receive at least a few hours or sunshine each day. The arch in the video received Sun more on one side than the other, but the 'shaded' side still produced good squashes.
I used a kit because it was so much easier and very inexpensive. You could tie in pipes as horizontals along the top of the arch, in place of string or wire.
There isn't, but I have created a similar arch in my current garden and you will see this gradually getting cloaked in beans and cucumbers as the season progresses.
They grew great on mine. I also grew some yard long beans on one. Looked great but unfortunately the family is not a fan of them. I am going to grow the red noodle beans on one just for the look and will give the beans away.
do you think this would be sturdy enough on an exposed allotment? Wonder if there's a way to secure it into the ground really effectively, any suggestions?
You would need to perhaps bury the arches a little deeper to really anchor them in. Basically, the more exposed your allotment, the deeper the arches should be buried so that when they're cloaked in plants they don't get blow over. I would, however, aim to put the arches in the most sheltered position you can. Very high winds could batter the plants growing on the arches a bit, so you could maybe position the arches downwind of a tall crop such as corn or Jerusalem artichokes.
Hi Frank. I made this several years ago, but from memory just purchased it online from Amazon. It was something like this: www.amazon.co.uk/Vencier-Climbing-Backyard-Courtyard-Decorations/dp/B0BYF3RZWD/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?crid=1HVBYQST7Y57S&keywords=garden+arch&qid=1679477098&sprefix=garden+arch%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-3-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1
I can't remember exactly where I got them from, but something like this would do: www.amazon.co.uk/DIVCHI-Climbing-Backyard-Courtyard-Decorations/dp/B091KQ2HFY/ref=sr_1_6?crid=9GSRKOHR84B6&keywords=garden+arch&qid=1640797089&s=outdoors&sprefix=garden+arch%2Coutdoor%2C88&sr=1-6
I bought them some time ago, but here's a link to similar arches: www.amazon.co.uk/DIVCHI-Climbing-Backyard-Courtyard-Decorations/dp/B091KQ2HFY/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=12OB7NODKEP6N&keywords=vegetable+arch&qid=1656408063&sprefix=vegetable+arch%2Caps%2C55&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyWUIxOE9TQjlNT0YwJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTQ5Mjk1M1NWUDBYOTYwVlVVMCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNzc0MTc5Mk1UQ1A0SDFQTkpESyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
The vining plants would completely die at the end of the season, so once you've harvested the fruits you'd simply pull away all the foliage and dig up the plants so the arch is ready for next season. Or you could grow permanent vining plants up it like kiwi fruits.
The RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) is always a good go-to source of information for general gardening advice: www.rhs.org.uk/plants/popular/jasmine/growing-guide
The climbing plant you're seeing on the arch is a shark fin melon, which is used to make shark's fin soup. The soup DOES NOT use any sharks! Just this special type of squash/melon.
wow looks really good, i need to build a climbing frame for pumpkins and squash on my allotment, where do you get the metal frames from? seen one in aldi but not sure if strong enough to stand the windy site
The frames I used cost £8.99 (about US$12) and were bought from Amazon. Just type in 'garden arch'. The arches I used are okay for a relatively sheltered garden, but on a windy site you may need something a little sturdier.
Potentially, but you would need to make sure the arch is very sturdy and can support the weight. But yes, growing a vine like this would give a great effect.
I can't remember exactly where I got it from, but what you're looking for is 'stock fencing' which comes in a roll. Something like this: www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=stock+fencing&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
Summers aren't that hot where I garden. The leaves do a good job of shading their supports anyhow. The arch used in this project was coated and doesn't warm up that much on a hot day.
From memory it was an arch very similar to this one: www.amazon.co.uk/GARDEN-ASSEMBLY-CLIMBING-PLANTS-TRELLIS/dp/B0725MVRCT/ref=sr_1_22?dchild=1&keywords=garden+arch&qid=1600073277&sr=8-22 Or just search 'garden arch' for very similar arches.
You can use fruit cages (a frame with netting over them) to house you soft fruits, such as raspberries. The birds don't tend to damage tree fruits like apples etc. I grow my strawberries outside of a fruit cage and rarely have any damage.
Thanks for the response. The fruit I was referring to were green beans, cow peas, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, etc., not necessarily fruit like strawberries, apples, and blueberries, but I think the net concept will also work with regular vegetables.
I make concrete feet for my arches. Simply half-fill four medium-sized plastic pots with gravel, drop in the feet, and fill with cement. when dry, bury. Makes moving the arch much easier! Gives it great stability.
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing.
I used these light weight arches for my the peas and the sweet peas ...just twisted chicken wire to the sides to give more surface for the plant to grip... worked amazingly well!
I absolutely adore this idea. I have an arch that has no home, and this idea is PERFECT for it. GREAT idea. Now just need to figure out how to put it where I planted the squash! Keep them coming. Love the ideas, very creative.
Great idea. I was just looking at a cheapie garden arch online and thought it was too flimsy but now I know what to do. Yay!!
I used the cheapie arch from Amazon last year for string beans, actually some red runner beans and pole beans. It worked fantastic and using again this year. I'm sure it won't last forever but I think several years. I was going to take it down and paint with Rustoleum but putting it off til next year. Ordering two more from Amazon now to try small squash.
That was my problem this summer with squashes that grown naturally from the compost. Now I saved seeds and will spend winter assembling arches. Watermelon and melos too. I can't move to a bigger place, so my garden will grow up!!! Thanks so much!!!!
Where r you buying ur arches?
Your video is very helpful and gave me lots of ideas. I am going to use and recycle my old mini greenhouse and put trellis netting over it. I will use it for my melons I plan to grow this year.
two springs from a twin bed or crib. Lean them together at the top and fasten, bottom about 3 feet apart. this worked great. I got mine free at someone's garage sale.
Simple but very effective, great idea!
I have shepherd hooks that I connect with jute twine by stringing it between the hooks. I put hanging baskets on the hooks and plant jack be littles or goblin eggs at the base and it looks awesome in the fall....it looks pretty good now. We used angel wings this year.
Great idea you have just solved a gardening problem for me.
I love this beautiful arch idea. I've built a couple of PVC arches, and also repurposed an on old 8' wood ladder. Both need the additional twine support demonstrated here. But very inexpensive approaches.
It's great when you can repurpose old materials like that in the garden.
one of the prettiest arches I've seen yet. So many look good with the a fully grown vine but just look like trash until it's grown in. I don't want to see that in my yard. Thanks.
No problem Michele. You could, of course, try this with a wooden archway - much more natural.
Great idea. I can't wait to try it on my squash plants. Thanks!
....with a winter 30 negative will push that out easy
Yes, you'd need to make sure the end are pushed in deep enough to avoid frost heave damage. Luckily the winters where we are are pretty benign.
Thanks you for the lovely idea .
Good idea, and not too costly.
Great video, I have 2 identical arches (one yet to be assembled!) here in NZ & will be using them for sweet peas later on - cable ties are a great idea, will be using them, thanks :)
Jolly Good idea! Thank You!!!
Thank you for the marvelous ideas!
Great idea! I have a single 9ne if these arches and find it to be flimsyish. I'm so going to try this now!
going to do it,but Maybe grow outside so can walk through. plot is building,Ideas forming
there is an easier way, just use hog fence(8' and 16'panels) with T posts
He mentioned cattle panels in the video.
We don’t seem to have this size/equivalent in the uk which is annoying
We don't have them in Australia either (our cattle panels don't bend!) but dog mesh is similar.
@Heidi Scholes Tractor Supply sells it here in MA ❤️
@@janeaneingram3302yes we do
Bunnings
We had an old portable garage that we placed in the garden and replaced the tarp with some old chain link fence. Use it for several years for the green beans, squash, cucumbers, snow peas whatever was a climber and it worked wonderful except that the metal frame finally started to rust and this yr it fell apart. Will replace next yr with pvc to last longer.
That sounds like a very cost-effective and workable solution you had going there. A PVC replacement will last for many years I'm sure.
Love this idea, going to try it out this year. But please can I ask that you try to avoid advocating the use of cable tidies - just more plastic where there are alternatives that work just as well and won't be left in landfill (or the garden) to cause trouble for future generations.
Yes, many alternatives which I'd now use in place of cable ties. :-)
Thank you so Much for sharing your knowledge and tips with us All!!
I'm a little bit late sowing my seeds due to Chemo and Pneumonia!!
Any Tips for the rather Late Gardener?!
(Perhaps I should rephrase that?!Lol!!)
Thank you very much again!!
Hi Andrew. Hope you've seen my other comment. Plenty of time left in spring, so no hurry. Health speed. :-)
I am looking for the arch 7ft tall 20 long it makes sence or it will work and of course if I know I I won't ask it might call " dump" YES thanks for the tips💙👩
Looks fabulous! However, is this strong enough to withstand the strong winds/stoms in the autumn/winter or do you take it down and dismantle during the winter season?
The garden is fairly sheltered so, yes, it is fine to leave up. Furthermore, the arch is bare in winter as the crops on it have long gone, so it hasn't got that extra load to catch the wind.
Many thanks for sharing. May I ask how long did it last and was the arches rust free long term. I am looking to use these impairs and tied as yours to grow kiwi berries. Many thanks
The arches lasted while I was there in that house (I eventually moved after about four years and left them there). They had no rust on them as they are powder-coated.
What is that ying about assembling powder coated steel arches and instructions? Are they sold in packets of cut pieces?
Yes, this particular arch was a kit, sold in sections that you just pop back together using the instructions. For an alternative vegetable arch check out this one, after 5 mins: th-cam.com/video/QSplh97MNA4/w-d-xo.html
Nice video. Thanks!
Very good.
Ive found though that many of the mentioned plants (squashes etc) re-root along the ground and have failed when I raise them off the ground preventing these access points to soil. Are there specific species that dont have this need?
It's true, squashes are more vigorous when they can sprawl and re-root into the soil as they go. But this method does work if you use a vigorous variety of squash and you have a good warm, sunny spot. It makes soil preparation before planting really important, as they'll be getting all their nutrients from that area, rather than 'topping up' as they sprawl.
Is it necessary to plant your Vines on the inside of the trellis or is it ok to put them on the outside of the frame? I'm wondering if they would get stepped on more on the inside?
You can put them on the inside or the outside. By putting them on the outside of the frame, however, they are much less likely to get trod on, as you suggest.
Can I use lots of twine instead of plastic or metal? I am building with bamboo.
Thanks
Yes, I would think so. It may only last one season, as it may fray after that. But it would make a beautiful natural arch.
Hi,how did this hold up? Is it still strong? Thanks.
We moved house some years ago, so I am not sure! But I can’t see why it wouldn’t have continued to stay up.
super ! thank you !
Thanks for the video. I just put an arch together yesterday and was wondering what next?! Do you know if uchi kuri or crown Prince squashes are vigorous enough to climb arches?
Both sprawl as far as I'm aware, so would be good trained up an arch. I'm not sure whether they'd make it all the way to the top though, so you might like to grow them alongside climbing beans too.
What is that vegetable creeper with scarlet red flowers shown at the end of first minute of the video?
Those are roses in the background. :-)
will all varieties of squash and pumpkin climb? x
Some form bushier plants, but the vast majority will climb. Check variety descriptions to be sure what growing habit it has.
Anyone got any tips to get these in the ground nice qns strqight with warping or twisting the arches?
I think the best way is to dig over the ground where the vertical sections will go, so that it can travel down through the soil more easily. You can then firm the soil back with the heel of your boot.
Pourquoi ne pas grillager le haut de l'arche en totalité avec le grillage ???
Yes, you could certainly do that. But I found it wasn’t really necessary.
Can you grow multiple species of plants on an arch?
Yes, absolutely. But try to match up varieties of similar vigour so one doesn't come to dominate the others.
How is this structure holding up? Any rust? Bent metal? I recently setup a system of 10 arches following this method, seems a tad flimsy. I used some star pickets to give the whole thing a bit more support, but I am wondering if all that effort to set it up is worth it if just ends up giving way or rusting in 2 years or so...
The arch used in the video is an off-the-shlelf arch that has been treated/coated to stop it from rustic. It's still holding up really well, with no signs of rust.
@@GrowVeg Could you share purchasing information for the arch shown in the video?
would this be enough for courgettes to grow up? Decided to try more vertical growing this year.
Squashes should be able to grow up these arches, yes. Most courgettes are bush types though, so wouldn't really sprawl/climb.
Hi love this. Where did you buy the metal arch? Thanks
I can't quite remember, but looking on Amazon is was something very similar to this: www.amazon.co.uk/DOEWORKS-Trellis-Climbing-Archway-Tubular/dp/B081QBGPFG/ref=sr_1_8?crid=3IQIX2Y989N30&keywords=garden+arch&qid=1647965721&sprefix=garden+arch%2Caps%2C68&sr=8-8
hi ther do you know what gauge wire. you used are can you recommend a gauge thats suible for growing cucumber small pumpkins best wishes ken. also I was thinking of using a polly tunnel for the arch and then adding the wire to it but want to make sure the wire is strong
Hi Kenneth. I can't remember what gauge wire it is, but something thick like 12G (2.6mm) would be about right.
@@GrowVeg hi ther thank you for your fast reply I enjoy your videos thank you again
Thanks...
Hi there. I'm planning my very first allotment, and I love this idea. I was wondering, though, can this method mean that, on the wrong orientation, the plants on one side of the frame will shade the plants on the other side? And on any orientation, will too long a corridor of these archways shade the plants at the North end? Or am I worrying too much about shade? I have plans for making a few corridors in my allotment to a sheltered centre with a hammock, you see, so vertical growing will help me with shelter, but I have no idea what I'm really doing, and I fear, anyway, that my plans are fairly overly ambitious for a beginner. So should I worry about shade in these archway/corridors, or do you think I should just experiment and see?
I wouldn't be too overly concerned. Yes, one side can overshadow the other, but the sun of course moves round and more parts of the arch should receive at least a few hours or sunshine each day. The arch in the video received Sun more on one side than the other, but the 'shaded' side still produced good squashes.
Brilliant, thanks!
nice, thanks!
Useful information. Why not vinyl pipes ?
I used a kit because it was so much easier and very inexpensive. You could tie in pipes as horizontals along the top of the arch, in place of string or wire.
Is there a follow up video that shows how they got on?
There isn't, but I have created a similar arch in my current garden and you will see this gradually getting cloaked in beans and cucumbers as the season progresses.
@@GrowVeg Thanks for getting back. It looks great.
Would this be a good set up for pole beans?
Yes, absolutely!
They grew great on mine. I also grew some yard long beans on one. Looked great but unfortunately the family is not a fan of them. I am going to grow the red noodle beans on one just for the look and will give the beans away.
do you think this would be sturdy enough on an exposed allotment? Wonder if there's a way to secure it into the ground really effectively, any suggestions?
You would need to perhaps bury the arches a little deeper to really anchor them in. Basically, the more exposed your allotment, the deeper the arches should be buried so that when they're cloaked in plants they don't get blow over. I would, however, aim to put the arches in the most sheltered position you can. Very high winds could batter the plants growing on the arches a bit, so you could maybe position the arches downwind of a tall crop such as corn or Jerusalem artichokes.
Where can I buy the really large one 16'x4'
Hi Frank. I made this several years ago, but from memory just purchased it online from Amazon. It was something like this: www.amazon.co.uk/Vencier-Climbing-Backyard-Courtyard-Decorations/dp/B0BYF3RZWD/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?crid=1HVBYQST7Y57S&keywords=garden+arch&qid=1679477098&sprefix=garden+arch%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-3-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1
@@GrowVeg I THANKS for replying but I ment the large cattle panel arch 16 foot x 4 foot
Is there a link to your arches u bought
I can't remember exactly where I got them from, but something like this would do: www.amazon.co.uk/DIVCHI-Climbing-Backyard-Courtyard-Decorations/dp/B091KQ2HFY/ref=sr_1_6?crid=9GSRKOHR84B6&keywords=garden+arch&qid=1640797089&s=outdoors&sprefix=garden+arch%2Coutdoor%2C88&sr=1-6
Link to those arches?
I bought them some time ago, but here's a link to similar arches: www.amazon.co.uk/DIVCHI-Climbing-Backyard-Courtyard-Decorations/dp/B091KQ2HFY/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=12OB7NODKEP6N&keywords=vegetable+arch&qid=1656408063&sprefix=vegetable+arch%2Caps%2C55&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyWUIxOE9TQjlNT0YwJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTQ5Mjk1M1NWUDBYOTYwVlVVMCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNzc0MTc5Mk1UQ1A0SDFQTkpESyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
What about the end of the season? After harvest do you clip off all of the vines or leave them for the next season?
The vining plants would completely die at the end of the season, so once you've harvested the fruits you'd simply pull away all the foliage and dig up the plants so the arch is ready for next season. Or you could grow permanent vining plants up it like kiwi fruits.
When did Richard Ayoade start doing garden video voice overs?!?
Is there a site tat tells how to trim an existing arch covered with jasmine?
The RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) is always a good go-to source of information for general gardening advice: www.rhs.org.uk/plants/popular/jasmine/growing-guide
I've seen this climbing courgette in a couple of your videos. Please tell me which variety it is. Thanks.
The climbing plant you're seeing on the arch is a shark fin melon, which is used to make shark's fin soup. The soup DOES NOT use any sharks! Just this special type of squash/melon.
wow looks really good, i need to build a climbing frame for pumpkins and squash on my allotment, where do you get the metal frames from? seen one in aldi but not sure if strong enough to stand the windy site
The frames I used cost £8.99 (about US$12) and were bought from Amazon. Just type in 'garden arch'. The arches I used are okay for a relatively sheltered garden, but on a windy site you may need something a little sturdier.
£6 from Wilko
Great idea .... would you recommend this for a permanent plant such as a grape vine?
Potentially, but you would need to make sure the arch is very sturdy and can support the weight. But yes, growing a vine like this would give a great effect.
Cool, i'm going to try it ... what's the worst that can happen! Thanks for the feedback :)
so how do you harvest fruit and veg that grow above the arch?
...one thing is needful...
The weight of the fruits usually means they usually hang down, beneath the arch, rather than growing above it.
Beautiful squash...can u please name the variety?
The squash shown right at the end is in fact a shark's fin melon.
Hi, where did you get the wire mesh from you used on the arch?
I can't remember exactly where I got it from, but what you're looking for is 'stock fencing' which comes in a roll. Something like this: www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=stock+fencing&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
Can I use this arches to grow passion fruit?
I can't see why not. The arch would need to be sturdy enough to support the plant though. It could make a very attractive feature.
Wouldn't the metal burn the plants in the summer?
Summers aren't that hot where I garden. The leaves do a good job of shading their supports anyhow. The arch used in this project was coated and doesn't warm up that much on a hot day.
Where can I buy this arc...?
From memory it was an arch very similar to this one: www.amazon.co.uk/GARDEN-ASSEMBLY-CLIMBING-PLANTS-TRELLIS/dp/B0725MVRCT/ref=sr_1_22?dchild=1&keywords=garden+arch&qid=1600073277&sr=8-22
Or just search 'garden arch' for very similar arches.
what do you do about the birds in your area eating the fruit in your garden?
You can use fruit cages (a frame with netting over them) to house you soft fruits, such as raspberries. The birds don't tend to damage tree fruits like apples etc. I grow my strawberries outside of a fruit cage and rarely have any damage.
Thanks for the response. The fruit I was referring to were green beans, cow peas, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, etc., not necessarily fruit like strawberries, apples, and blueberries, but I think the net concept will also work with regular vegetables.
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Is bamboo flexible enough to make an arch? I'm looking at this:
th-cam.com/video/IP30QqQMhE0/w-d-xo.html
If it is young - freshly cut - then it might be flexible enough.
Squash is already plural, never say "squashes"
I bought plans from woodprix and I made it very fast.
You call it a "vegetable arch", but you didn't talk about any vegetables. Only fruit plants in the video.
It's designed for both fruits such as melons, and also fruiting vegetables, which include squashes, cucumbers etc.