How to Build An Arched Trellis for 30 Dollars | Vertical Gardening

[@terrigodfrey8260]

I watched your video, went and bought a cattle panel, posts and post pusher. Husband came home, put it up and we love it. Just need to put up more. We decided to make extra gardens by the street this year and offer free tomatoes and maybe cucumbers. We'll have our own in the back gardens. I had an herb/flower/vegetable/floral design business for 20 years and closed it some years back. Now in old age, we are 71 and 80 (still healthy and vigorous) we have decided to start growing again and also sharing with passersby. I think kind gestures are a way of connecting and giving back after what our world has been through this winter/spring. Happy growing everyone. Thank you Roots and Refuge for the great videos. Write that book! Update 3/7/22. I lost my prince last August at 82. He is sorely missed but would want me to keep doing everything we loved together. I'm now 73, getting ready to garden in the spring, painting and writing and learning to produce videos!

[@eliseruthenbeck1894]

Your neighbours are lucky to have you! Sounds lovely.

[@igitahimsa5871]

May God Bless you both, my Dear :-). Good people..

[@lucindaheilman7078]

I want to be you! Thank you for being a blessing to others.

[@luisaleonardi666]

Isn't it difficult to run after produce growing taller and taller and keep fixing vines everywhere?

[@alicialahaie6533]

Beautiful heart! Best of luck in all your growing!

[@jjames9341]

Great video. But I use a long auger bit on my drill to drill the holes into the ground for the t posts. A 12 inch hole for the T post takes about 20 minutes including scooping up the loosened soil. I'm a 67 year old woman with back problems so a heavy T Post driver is out of the question. Letting the drill do all the work saves my back, neck and shoulders.

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

The t-post driver is really hard for me, especially in the raised beds. I don't have the strength to bring it down hard enough when its up above my shoulders like that. Thats a great tip about the drill. I'll keep that in mind if ever I don't have a helping hand around!

[@sandralewis1689]

Thanks for sharing that drill idea. It's great.

[@learntocrochet1]

Great idea! I'm 68 - with back problems also & always looking for ways to stay independent. There's plenty of times when no helping hand is available.

[@gmc0678]

Sandy James, what a wonderful idea! I’m a 65 yr old gardener suffering from a degenerative neuro-muscular disease and can’t even pick up the post hole driver 😡 but I’ve no doubt I can handle a drill with auger bit. Thanks.

[@jjames9341]

Glad to help. I have dry, hard dirt so I had to wet the soil first to make it much easier. I had to wet the ground and let it soak in, drill, remove excess dirt, wet again and repeat until you have a 12 inch hole, which is the recommended depth for a 6 ft t post.

[@amandalebonville9894]

You inspired me, I just built my first cattle panel arch trellis today! Love your channel!

[@rocky7983]

I like how you kept it simple. First time here, stay green.

[@stacyrosa6672]

OMG! Soul Sister, you just gave my garden space a whole new life 💚

[@shereneventer2340]

My new veggie garden is being planted and laid out - and yes! I have your arched trellises up and a couple of flat uprights for beans and peas! You're ABSOLUTELY an inspiration! I sat my husband down and showed him your videos and he got busy with the arches and uprights yesterday! I'm SO SO excited! Thank you a thousand times! Much love from South Africa!

[@Chimonger1]

Lol! What class of zip Ties?! Look for the ones that are UV-resistant, IF you want them to last more than a couple to few years in weather....especially if exposed to sun. They get brittle. The UV-resistant zip ties are harder to find in the numerous zip tie displays at big box hardware stores, and those do last several years more when exposed to weather. Love the cattle panel arches!

[@WillowDaLayne]

Oh my goodness guys. Your videos are so charming and enjoyable!! Thank you for doing this video because my daughter has been wanting to plant grapes but I felt so overwhelmed with the idea of building one of these for them to grow. This makes it so much more relatable and doable. I cannot wait to do it on my yard!!

[@dutyforce233]

What a wonderful idea & thank you for all the info. Now I know what to do down the side of my house. We'd planned some raised garden beds down one side next to the pathway. I'll erect arches all the way down. It's lovely & sunny along there. I'll find a way to secure the arch to the path side by the house. Many best wishes & greetings from South Australia. 😃❤🖐🇦🇺

[@NarayanaSarathy]

Thanks for the great idea I got the Trellis built out following your suggestions and it came out very well. I used a 15' Uhaul truck to carry the cattle panels and T-posts from Tractor Supply Co. I used just the regular hammer to push in the T-posts. And it was very easy to install the trellis arches then. Once set up it looks amazing and encouraging to make the best use of the Trellis. Zip Ties I bought from the electrical section of Home Depot were breaking in pieces. If any one has better suggestion, i would further strengthen them.

[@ellencronan1938]

Thank you so much for saying how you transported those panels. I was wondering just how to do that. This was my first year growing long tomato vines and they were spilling over the tops of stakes and cages to snake along the ground! These trellises will be perfect!

[@AskALibbieist]

"Probably 80% of our farm is held together by zip ties." I used to be a zookeeper. 80% of zoos are held together by zip ties, too. They're the greatest invention ever.

[@frankiefasthands3207]

Same here in south tx.

[@sarahdee374]

I used zip ties to secure chicken wire around my compost frame. Just beware that they DO degrade, get brittle etc. So maybe inspect every couple of years and replace any with problems.

[@EhGardenerGuy]

Handy persons secret weapon zip ties and duck tape.

[@sarahdee374]

@@EhGardenerGuy You forgot caulk!! LOL.

[@obsidiansea]

Avoidable plastic that will never break down.

[@nereidapr1]

I'm so glad that I found your videos. I have a raised bed that a giant tree fell on top of it when hurricane Maria past though Puerto Rico. It was money wasted, but this fence looks very strong. After the tree is taken out I will start fixing it again. Awesome video. Loved and Subbed.

[@rukasan5929]

Just do something called hugelkultur raised bed. You use the tree inside your raised bed, just put it in the bottom and cover with dirt, you need less dirt and the tree will root over the years adding nutrients

[@Steve-ps6qw]

Wow, awesome idea. I thought of the trellis across the raised bed but not on the outside....that really gives you more room and a shady area....really great idea!

[@texasfamilylife8397]

This is so encouraging!!! We paid lots of money for dinky cedar trellis that just got knocked down by wind. Gonna try these babies! Thank youuuu!

[@eliseruthenbeck1894]

I live in South Australia and we have baking sun in Summer. We’re going to use these trellises to stop our new paved garden path from reflecting heat. Very useful technique; God bless you.

[@emilydefina9376]

Hi Elise, have you found panels to use? I'm in the ACT and I'm struggling to find what to use for this. When I Google cattle panels here I get short rigid sections of fencing which wouldn't be appropriate. I'd be grateful to know what you're using! :)

[@eliseruthenbeck1894]

Emily Defina not yet; going shopping this weekend. I'll let you know how it goes 🙂

[@noworriessoap5494]

Thank you for the instructional video - I've always wondered how hard it would be to handle that project.

[@christinerichman9793]

Wow, i absolutely love your lovely garden Looks like a gardener Paradise

[@yolandasierra7974]

OMG! You've just given me the perfect solution for my peering perv neighbor. He sits outback and watches me while I'm gardening in my yard. I already have every thing I need. Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing this video!

[@harriettpavonrosado5175]

Thank you. I am watching from Franklinton, North Carolina - Zone7B. I use my cedar trellis for growing vines(grapes). I grew cherry tomatoes this way this year. They went wild. I picked my last tomatoes in mid-November. I am making cattle fencing for my Thorn less black berries for next year. I always have my trellises multi-task for me in my garden - multiple vining flowers to produce. I want to try those small melons next year.

[@trishasoncinilane4398]

I got this great idea from you. Although, the only cattle panels I could find were the heavy duty ones, 5'x16' - 4'x4' squares $75. I wish I could add a photo, I used old cedar decking to make pergola like ends on each side of the bent panel to give it structure. Thanks! T.

[@sarahposey7166]

Wilco sells 16' hog panels that are 3' Cattle panels are 8' x 50"

[@jjames9341]

When using the auger drill bit to drill holes for t posts as I posted below, I forgot to mention that it works much better if the soil is wet. I soaked the ground, drilled as far as it was wet, then soaked the ground again, before drilling again.

[@MARIELENA3155]

I need to do this for my passion fruit trees.

[@BehindPh]

I love also passion fruits hope my baby passion we'll get big and bare fruits soon.

[@swflorida]

I just bought some cattle panel / posts and went looking how to set it up. you make it look so easy!! thank you for this

[@peace1655]

Thank you. I came to this video last year, right after that I got a panel for my garden, it work wonderfully. I am adding another one this year. I love both your personalities and your kind neighbor. You are a breath of fresh air.

[@Ninalululove]

Awesome ❤️. I hope your husband gets well soon.

[@suzanconklin8415]

Thanks for sharing your trellis idea! We were fixen to go to a lot of trouble making some and you saved the day! My husband and I are both pushing 80 years of age and we love doing things the easier way

[@guns4funcajanajustin]

Nice job looking good

[@wendyburgess2962]

Vegetable Growing and everything pertaining to it is addictive., What an Amazing Vegetable Garden. Thanks for such an inspiring Video.

[@jenni.getstrongxo]

I want to cry seeing your garden, it is so beautiful. Also, I totally saw y'all at your kid's open house when school started last year and I fangirled.

[@batucarumbata]

Gratitude love you all blessings.

[@trishaeason8081]

I really enjoyed watching this video. From the tour of the garden, looking at all of the different climbing produce, to the tutorial of the trellis. Awesome.

[@jenninemclaughlin3522]

Such a fun video and so information about the same time. Love seeing the guys in there and of course you beautiful Jess.

[@momessori]

I’m so glad you showed how to make these! You mentioned you would use that trellis for fall planting. What kind of plants would you grow on a trellis in the fall?

[@theamoore6892]

HI Jesse and Miah, I'm getting ready to create my garden, wanted to know how do you deal with invading creatures, such as raccoons, possums, squirrel s? Thanks

[@TheAAnne123]

Thea Moore me too! I would like to know also!!

[@theamoore6892]

Ok, a year later, it wasnt the four legged critters with fur, it was asian beetles and squash bugs. NEEM OIL, and persistent aplication!

[@Amrnaunie]

I have used the panels used for laying in your concrete slab pours. Not quite as long, but a little lighter weight then the cattle panels. Picked up at my local building store for $8 each. Used Tposts to support them For trellising my tomatoes.

[@marisak2669]

Yall seem so sweet and wholesome. I love your garden.

[@freedomthroughspirit]

I'm really hoping that these arches trellises will reduce the amount of vole/rodent destruction we get on our cucumbers! Time will tell. These are beautiful also, love the look and functionality of them. Gorgeous and practical. Thank you!

[@jdubya54]

Thank you and your helpers seem like really nice guys. Gonna build one now

[@iMaximus100]

Oh my gosh! I love you people! You are sooo cute! And look how beautiful your garden is! I saw the cattle panel idea in a tomato magazine 8 to 10 years ago. At the time my boyfriend owned a farm and happened to already have the fence post and cattle panels on hand. It was fun, I mostly did tomatoes, but my plants never looked as pretty as yours. And how great is it that you have two strapping young men willing to help you with the heavy lifting!

[@frankramirez271]

I love this video! I’m going to make one. You made it so informative but not so technical like other videos that scare me of and make it seem so hard. Thank you so much.

[@michelleoceguera1472]

How far apart are your garden beds?

[@kathleenk1770]

You’re soooo awesome for making this video !!!! I’m so excited to do this today. Thank you a million times !

[@artistpw]

You should plant a few vining flowers. Cardinal climber, morning glories would be lovely and attract pollinators. If you might need more headroom, I don't really think you need to have the grid all the way at the bottom, and could probably prop it up by a few inches on each side.

[@stupadasso1964]

Great information for a small garden too. You and your husband are the bomb. Cheers

[@MyFoodForest]

thanks that helped me a lot ! I will try this out in my permaculture garden for my cucumber plants ! Very good made video

[@janesherrott9115]

It is so kind of you to post this. So helpful for a beginning gardener like me.

[@shawndodd2066]

I have 3 of these at moment . The zip ties are ok temporary. I use heavy gauge Steel wire as twist ties.

[@jessicasakimae541]

First video I’ve seen of yours and you are amazing at explaining how to make these (giving actual prices and things you’ve learned) and showing how gorgeous it could look if you put love into your garden like you do! 🥰 Absolutely gorgeous garden! Thank you!

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

Thank you kindly!

[@jessicasakimae541]

Roots and Refuge Farm Happy Mother’s Day! And not going to lie, I am totally binge watching all your videos today.

[@occipitalneuralgia2339]

I had to laugh at your husband. My old car’s engine is held on by zip ties. The bolt mounts rusted out. It’s true! Awesome video. Is there another name for those panels? I don’t live in farm country, so might these “cattle panels” be called something different?

[@kentkeller1743]

You can find these at a Tractor Supply.

[@occipitalneuralgia2339]

Kent, I live in a mega USA city and we have Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Menards, but no farming or tractor supply stores.

[@polkadottedpolak]

Look at rolled wire fencing. It's basically wire that's welded into a rectangle pattern. I got a roll from Lowe's with smaller rectangles (basically hardware cloth) and fixed it into a big cylinder for composting my yard waste. (I have just under a quarter acre--livin in the suburbs!) and it works great. Very easy to turn the compost, since I just knock the cylinder over and re-fork everything back in. It even came with extra wire that I could use instead of zip ties to hold it together. For this arch project, I'm thinking about getting the same thing (but with bigger rectangles) and putting more supports than she did. It looks like what she's using is a lot sturdier (thicker gauge wire).

[@occipitalneuralgia2339]

polkadottedpolak yes, I thought about the easy to buy roll of wire fencing, but it’s not as strong. I think it would do for some plants, but it could not be loaded up with heavy plants. I like you idea for composting bins. I am currently using garbage cans, but it’s not aerated enough, even though I drilled holes all over the cans. Your way, the worms can survive the winters too.

[@Chimonger1]

Yes, there are a few names for them in various regions...Farm panels, utility panels, etc..., but if you describe them as “about 16’ to 20’ long and about 5’ wide, mesh panels”...the clerks usually find them. Cattle panels are MUCH heavier gauge wire than wire fencing that comes in rolls...I’d guess that cattle panel wire is about double or more, the thickness (gauge) as the wire used for rolls of wire fencing. The panels can fairly well stand alone and keep their shape, if propped up at each end...wire fencing cannot hold its shape like that.

[@amyhuntsman2080]

Gorgeous gardens! Thank you for sharing your tips. Definitely going to try.

[@StephenPetit]

Just discovered you guys. What a luscious-looking garden-thanks for sharing this. And yep, I chipped a tooth on a t-post pusher a few years ago, so safety first! Can't wait to check out the rest of the library!

Hello new friend! I'm very happy to watch your videos. Great video, thank you for sharing. Wishing you and your family always happy, healthy, peaceful and happy. It's a pleasure to accompany you.

[@laurens7492]

Ahhh! An oldie, but a goodie!! Love you guys so much! 💕

[@jackofalltradeswoman]

LOL...love it! Class of zip ties! Thanks so much for sharing this. I'm installing them this weekend. Just wish I could keep the rabbits and squirrels out of my garden!

[@shellye.rawlins8587]

There are different grades of zip ties. A lot will say indoor/outdoor. Get the ones for outdoor and there are some for extreme weather.

[@SuperMzjames]

You've inspired me to completely rethink the layout of my new garden! I'm so excited! I love the trellises and how real you and your husband are. Great video! Thanks for sharing ♡ *Subscribed*

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

I'm so glad!

[@uniackewitch]

LOVE IT!! Probably wouldn't bother with a lot of those veggies but will try building a few of those trellises next season! Thanks!

[@cheriwhitley8385]

Thanks for this info..we just moved into our home in dec.lcant wait for fall and hubby can build my raised beds and I can do these trellis too..spring is going to b exciting!..can’t wait to plant and dig in the dirt!!! Then can and freeze food!!.thx again!

[@rebeccaspratling2865]

Thank you for your wisdom and knowledge, queen. 🙏💛

[@sherrimize3004]

I’m finally getting my panels tomorrow 🌻😊😊😊 I’m so excited!!! You know I had to come back and watch this again, for bout the millionth time 😂🌻🌈☀️ Luvs, Sherri

[@sheilabishop5873]

Thanks so much...I've been wanting to make a trellis inexpensively FOREVER!! Thanks love it!

[@eduardochavacano]

So only Zip locks were used to attach the wires to the t post or stakes. Great video! This is a Classic.

[@kellilindsey2922]

This video was very inspirational and useful to me! Thanks for sharing!

[@vishmidharmasiri8665]

Your peacock tattoo is lit. Garden is great too!

[@gonebananas1076]

Love, love, love! Thank you for sharing ❤

[@vickieva2927]

Could y'all hear me yell "One seed?"

[@naumikaur7459]

Brilliant idea and explanation. Just what I needed. Thanks

[@lindalee601]

What a great idea. Thanks so much. Love your channel.

[@aurorasanquilly8216]

So Very Glad to have found you here on KZbin! I'm loving all your videos, and so appreciate the knowledge and inspiration. :)

[@cldavis33]

Do one up with clustered Morning Glories and another with Crossvines - and Clamatis would blow anyone's mind...

[@alisabethbuck7261]

Fabulous! Wonderful and do-able inspirations! Thanks so much. Be fruitful and multiply! You have done and are doing it for us!

[@susannasanthiram-hofherr3406]

Excellent entertaining instructions. Thank you!

[@wendymanson4546]

Love your garden and videos! Thank you.

[@skinnygumbo9555]

Simply Brilliant.

[@claytonbenignus4688]

I like that you acknowledged your male assistants. I found Cattle Panel Archways customizable, with the help of some Math. Lets say you want to get someone through an Archway driving a Rider Mower, a REAL Situation because you may want to maintain your pathway. How Wide is your Rider Mower? Add a 10% margin of error. How tall is your Rider when he is mounted on his Rider Mower? Add a 10% margin of error. How do I get this to work on my 16 foot Cattle Panel? You now have a nice Math Problem. Hope someone in your Family passed their Algebra Class.

[@tjinnes]

Great job people. Thanks.

[@myhappyplacehomestead8727]

I love your cattle panel arches

[@trishameracle5197]

You have a beautiful garden Thank you 😊

[@fludrbywest3886]

Awesome, cattle panels are very strong ❣️🤩

[@oldcalir.e.broker9094]

Seems like a really good way to grow without the fruit on the ground.

[@sandyralston5814]

Could you mention the name of the store you got panels for 20$? My local Tractor Supply told me theirs are $60 each!!

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

Sandy Ralston it was a store called Conway Farm and Home in Conway, AR. Try farmers co-ops, Craigslist, feed stores.

[@mellissabailey2592]

Tractor supply has 4x4 panels that are $60(used more for goats)They have other panels, such as cattle and hog panels that are much cheaper. It would be best to go in and look at the prices of the various panels for yourself. There should be cheaper ones.

[@downbntout]

Price depends on the mesh size, so panels with smaller holes cost more bc more material goes into them. Still, $60!! Maybe they quoted you for pipe panels such as for a corral.

[@downbntout]

Teamwork makes the dream work? Hadn't heard that one 💋❤️💜💙💚💛❤️

[@chiniskisnapoles5753]

Try Lowes...

[@bittykitty63]

Thank you from Indiana.

[@KM-nq7ez]

Made that look super easy…thank you. 🙏♥️

[@spoonfulofgreen]

You inspired me to use the arbor trellis cattle panel thank you Roots & Refuge!

[@kit2130]

What tool do you use to cut through a cattle panel? I used arched cattle panels years ago with gourd seeds as a shade for a dog kennel I had. It worked great & with the watering it was so refreshing for them to live under! In hot summer when even the grass was going dormant & yellow, they were in an oasis!

[@LearnwithJanice]

Hello from Kansas 🇺🇸

[@theasianwitch]

can't wait to install my cattle panel trellises tmrw!!!

[@donnareed3822]

Your garden is awesome and I love your arm tattoo

[@liztrotter725]

My papa left a handful of zip ties behind. I think they are essential to gardening.

[@LalaLALA-dq2ju]

LaLa LALA2

[@showandgo]

I thought we will see how to make those beautiful arches., but still we got the idea. Thank you!

[@Mary10538]

Zip ties will eventually get brittle and break off. I know from experience. I would just maybe use wire. I love your garden

[@rebeccaspratling2865]

Beautiful garden. 🥰

[@morningglory8559]

I LOVE 💞❤️💘 this! Thank you!!!

[@soraya6627]

Beautiful garden 😍 Can I ask why you plant on the inside of the panels? How does the panel hold the weight of the plant? Do you just thread the plant through to the otherside of the panel? Thank you

[@gracec1665]

Wow!! Awesome tip! Thank you.

[@mega7381]

I’m so excited that I found your videos! What was that piece that your husband used to jam the trellis into the ground? That tool looks so much easier to use than what I’ve been doing for stuff

[@charliewhiskerspicou933]

Hello, I am new to the raised bed gardening concept. I love the arched trellis look but I have a question about raised garden beds. How do you turn the earth in a raised garden bed? I mean from the ground I have always had to use a rototiller to prepare the earth, what do you do when its a raised garden bed?

[@ednawells7313]

I loved your video on building vertical trellis. I love your raised beds too. How did you make them?

[@shannijones4587]

this was so brilliant! thank you so much!

[@bettyescookingchannel]

I love your show.