Vegetable Support or Trellis (or Obelisk!) What Would I Know!
I like growing vegetables but finding decent supports is difficult.
I bought some from Bunnings but after a season or so they were bending and really not man enough for the job.
I have also used wood but - you know - rot and all that nonsense
I want something that will last years (at least 30!!) to see me out :-)
Rebar (I used 10mm x 6m lengths)
Tape Measure
Marker Pen
G Clamp (turned out to be optional)
Hammer - Because hitting things is always good
Welder
Sunglasses(cos you know -- cool)
Hat - Its sunny and hot and I haven't got a lot of hair so my bonce burns
I bought 10 x 6m lengths of Rebar at the store, I had a bolt cutter with me to cut them in half (as I only have a small car to transport them but the very nice lad at the shop cut them for me -- TOP BANANA!! work saved
I then marked the 3m lengths in the centre using a marker pen
I banged a 6 inch nail into a fence post and clamped the first piece into place with a G Clamp ( found out fairly soon that this was pretty much unneccessary but hey-ho) and bent the rebar around
Put the pieces in the grass and set them out, now at this point I could have just zip tied them but..........
If you've got a welder, you may as well use it (and I've got 2) :-) - MIG and Arc
I'm an ok welder but I don't want these to break so my mantra is the same as when I tie thing, (which is if you're gonna tie knots tie lots!) so lots of weld then
Two to protect the Blueberries, and the rest for beans, peas etc to grow up. Basic but functional, I could paint them but I quite like the natural rusty look
May make some taller (2m) ones next week
Took about an hour to make 10
Cost about NZ$10 each
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Terry Zier on Sep 07, 2020
This is a really good idea. I use wood stakes to hold up my tomatoes and it really doesn't work that well. The tomato plants flop all over and it looks really messy. Thank you
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Stephen Taylor on Sep 07, 2020
You're welcome
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Black Hills Rosie on Sep 11, 2020
These look nice and could probably add one or two horizontal rebar pieces around them, too. I think they will look good in my flower gardens - which really need decent supports.
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Stephen Taylor on Sep 12, 2020
I just kept them as simple as I could
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But how did you actually bend them? I am envisioning that you have to grab one end in each hand and pull. But I am short so my arms aren't very long!