How to PLANT & GROW with Cattle Panel Arched Trellises | Vertical Gardening Help

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

The Citystead’s video on trellises when you don’t have a truck: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnOwqYiEj8yWbpI

[@jms9057]

I love that he's wearing a Roots and Refuge t-shirt in this version of the video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4jLnK1nqc9-bc0

[@h2owater381]

1:56 The BEST side to plant on your trellis depends on what direction your trellis faces in relation to the path of the sun where you are. Remember that your plants will reach towards the sun! For those in the northern hemisphere you will want to plant on the north side of the trellis so that the plants grow TOWARDS the sun and INTO the trellis instead of initially growing away from the trellis. The opposite goes for those in the southern hemisphere,, you will want to plant on the southern side of the trellis. ** If you are trying to grow plants on a slanted trellis, and this might seem counterintuitive, but you will want your trellis slanted TOWARDS the sun so that your plants can "climb" the trellis while reaching towards the sun instead of you having to spend time to "train" them against they way they want to naturally grow. It really really really helps to support the stalks!!

[@Aaakeith]

I’ve been trying to puzzle this out myself, and your comment finally made it click for me! HUGE thank you!

[@h2owater381]

@@Aaakeith You are very welcome! Happy gardening!

[@talkandeattv]

i know you weren’t the first person to do this but you are a BIG reason why growing on cattle panels is so popular. as always thank you for sharing your journey💜

[@shhhgreen]

$30/panel in NE in 2024- I finally got my first two panels! Excited to set them up! Thanks for the continued videos and sharing your valuable knowledge ❤️🙏🏽✨

[@inspiredclips8245]

Thank you! I watched the Citystead video too. Have a great evening, Laural

[@lindenbatasherah3004]

Jess, just to let you know, yesterday I bungied down cattle panels to my Prius.

[@cassidystraub4509]

I’m so glad I just got mine before the store closed by me. I must have rewatched that old video 7 times😂

[@tashaswisher6435]

I love how you are pouring into us new gardeners!! Been a follower for quite a while and wanted to say thank you for pouring love into us during this stressful time. My son and I are learning where we are at, and we are loving your videos!! ♥️♥️

[@jennp6637]

They're a 4 gauge wire if anyone was wondering.. pretty tough.

[@nicolewaterhouse1933]

Here in Australia if you want to replicate this trellis you need to get Rio Grid or Mesh. Here in Oz a cattle panel is something completely different and you would never bend it in a million years. … also the T bars I think you called them are called “star pickets” here (Awesome information - thank you!)

[@evelynmericle8989]

I just watched your infinitely more devotional video. I nearly brought me to tears, God has used this garden, this hope, this vision to enrich your faith. And the amazing thing, is that heaven is infinitely more than we will ever have on earth!

[@christines3638]

My kid took a handful of my mixed dried beans last year. She got nervous with the reports of shortages in the store.. Maybe 1/8 of a cup. She worked her ass off. Sprouted them, weeded it watered it. Her yield was 2 cups of mostly red and black beans. Fortunately she thought that was tons. This year we helped her pick out good seeds she can have fun with like a popcorn variety, 3 color mixed green beans and colorful bell peppers. Im so excited for her, its going to work out so much better

[@heatherkennedy9972]

I have grown 8' "MBombo" beans from Baker Creek on my trellis. I put one seed at every wire also . My husband and I have many meals throughout the summer, sold a few bread bags for the farmer's market, and left the last flush dry.........got a quart and a half of dried shucked beans. Very beautiful and bountiful.

[@doublea6252]

@rootsandrefugefarm thank you so much for all your videos-such a gift! I may or maynot have shoved 4 cattle pannels into our 12 passenger van (tow-strap holding the back doors semi-closed)...it worked! Got them home! 👊💪Although, I wouldn't encourage this method!😉 Can't wait to make one a larger arch (1 & 1/2 ziptied) so we can dine under it too!😍 Thank you again! May the Lord bless you all!!

[@adelewatkins9386]

They have withstood hurricanes and tropical storms with zero problems

[@paulaadkinson8628]

Tractor Supply has these panels out on the sides of their building in the fencing area, all laid out for you to pick whatever sizes you want. As posted before, there are shorter ones, which I plan on using with my 4 X 8 ft beds and the long ones for arch trellis. Lowes has these out in the fencing... and you know what.. Walmart in some areas have them.

[@kathymulgrew8635]

Please Please write a “how to” book. It would be a best seller. You have helped me with my garden so much. However I forget half of hat you say since I am older. Would be great to have written instructions. You and family are amazing.

[@wildheart5086]

She needs to write a book on Tomato 🍅 seed collection addiction!!!! Complete with pic and story for each seed and how she collected and grew them! Hahaha

[@LaMoynihan1]

I’ve started a note book and take notes from the great wisdom Jessie, Melissa K Norris and Homesteading Family share. These folks all have so much on their plates that I feel it’s my responsibility to make a book for myself. I couldn’t ever publish it because it’s not my knowledge but it’s a great resource should I not be able to find it online. .

[@gailhuscher3916]

We saw your videos & we are going to try Cattle panel gardening. We also ordered your book for beginning gardeners because that’s us…beginners. Thanks for everything.

[@MYPERMACULTUREGARDEN]

Almost 4 years ago I ran into your video with your cattle panels and bought my first one because of you !

[@swimmintink]

I've been linking your older video to my friends who ask me about vertical gardening. We installed a "trellis" with fencing because I don't have a truck and couldn't get cattle panels home, but the trellis was inspired by your garden! Thank you for all your tips and tricks during this time, they've been super helpful for our family, and now I'm giving away a ton of extra plant starts to my neighbors so they can use them too!

[@LocustAcres]

Our tractor supply calls them feed lot panels for anyone having issues

[@celia6386]

Same here

[@ameliakat9982]

I went with hog panels bc I can move them on my own

[@reginamaria9421]

The one I just got is rolled.... do you think that will work.

[@wildheart5086]

Tractor Supply in PA, calls them cattle panels! Hahahaha

[@diannamc367]

Thank you! That was very helpful!

[@grannyLynnsCreations]

the chimes approve.. lol.. pretty music to accompany your information.

[@David1962.]

as always great informational video. as for the cattle panel wire gauge it is common 4 gauge wire. i grown my own garden vegetables for the last 45 plus years. first time i commented on a video. been watching for years . god bless,

[@tennisisme222]

I put 3 pieces of wood (12 ft long) across the top of my luggage rack on my SUV and zip tied them down equally spread apart and drove home with 4 (16 ft long) cattle panels zip tied to the top of my SUV. :) Went pretty slow early one morning but got them home. :)

[@undefinedtygerpath4096]

I’m putting some of these up this year. This video answered all my questions! Thanks so much! I even chose to subject myself to an entire graphic ad about deodorant for stinky bacteria in private parts to get this comment in instead of discarding it.

[@debbieflores7256]

Bending cattle panels into a teardrop shape makes them fit easily into a small (Toyota Tacoma) truck bed. We got them at Tractor Supply last year, and the guy working there knew exactly how to fit them in and it was super easy! No problem at all. You can get at least 5 or 6 in one trip that way, maybe more!

[@AtlantaHospiceRN]

Debbie Flores good to know!!!!!

[@shandramyers6854]

I've watched nearly all your videos Jess. I can't thank you enough! Do you ha e a video on how you created your irrigation system for watering? That would greatly help me! Thanks

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

That’s coming soon!

[@tdespres]

Me too! Really wanting to see this!

[@ameliakat9982]

I just received two more panels as a birthday present. I can't wait to get them set up

[@chandalou]

We finally did it! After watching this video for a couple of years and wanting to do this. We finally did it! 😊 the beans and cucumbers are growing and so close to heading up the trellis. They're amazing! Thank you for your video! ❤😊❤

[@elferrous]

I'm rewatching old videos and Jess I love your hair in this one!!

[@melanielinkous8746]

I could listen to you talk all day about gardening!

[@LizWilliamsWildflowerLiz]

We just put some cattle panel trellises up last weekend! I referenced your videos many times to design it!

[@paulaadkinson8628]

In Tennessee at Tractor Supply, I found and purchased 2 of the 14ft cattle panels or livestock panels for $14.99 each and they had the longer ones for $22.99. I am planning to use the shorter ones for my tomatoes and the longer ones to trellis my cucumber plants and grapes on in an arch design. Thank you for your tips, I have gained a lot of insight into various techniques from you. I truly appreciate the information you publish.

[@TheNOT4REAL]

You have helped to save my life! God bless you and your family!

[@HeyWatchMeGo]

Just wanted to let you know that I follow your instructions, and made a huge garden with arches. It worked out GREAT. I planted a mixture of spaghetti squash, yellow and green zucchini, buttercup squash, pole beans...and climbing nasturtiums. It was absolutely beautiful and grew a ton of food. I found I did not have to use any extra support for the (sometimes huge) spaghetti squash, I simply trained the end of the vines through the wire a bit each day. I really appreciate your help with this arch garden! Relatively cheap to build, and looks like it will last forever!

[@katelinwilcox6368]

I always love your cattle panel videos! 😄 You are a treasure, Jess... Thank you for the value you bring the world. 🤍

[@mattpeacock5208]

You're totally right about the terminalogy issue. Here in S.E. Texas the guy on the other side of the phone didn't know "cattle panel" his catalogue had something like "galvanized heavy gauge trellis / panel 4' X 16" 6 Gauge wire mesh" either way, it's the same thing.

[@irvingdog01]

Wow! Terrific video with where I am in my gardening journey. You just got a follower. Very well done

[@AtlantaHospiceRN]

Perfect timing! I’m getting 10 cattle panels tomorrow 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@kjacks7525]

linda williams my dream❤️

[@desertfamilyhomestead3127]

If you have something hanging out the back of your truck bed just tie a red rag on the part hanging out and you are legal to haul it home that way. I found two panels on the bad fencing of our big animal pen I didn’t measure them but I think the smaller one is 8ft. We drug them over to the garden and I have cucumbers planted for the shortest one and gourds for the bigger one. I also arched the bigger one over my asparagus bed to provide more shade on that bed and I have my lettuce growing in that bed also, so hopefully my lettuce won’t bolt as quickly when it really starts to get hot here.

[@jsalyersarts]

Thanks for the extra info! Also, I found the panels by calling them stockade panels/stockade fence!

[@ArtbyMagic]

So fun to watch you and learn from you. Authentic!

[@FubarKen]

Confirmed bending them into a 6.5' truck bed can be done. 2 people to bend and lift over the tailgate. 4 or 5 is about the limit as you have to bend them all at once.

[@Green.Country.Agroforestry]

They also tend to release all of that potential energy all at once, when unloading .. so BE CAREFUL!!

[@przlsc]

Jason Avers haha, learned that the hard way. Easy in, sort of. Nearly disabled me for gardening getting off!

[@rymijemaluz]

My husband got it done with our minivan 😁 . He only bought me one so it's a little easier

[@jodilynn4347]

I FEEL SO MUCH SMARTER WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS... THANK YOU

[@AmazonMomma91]

You really inspired me when you said your waiting room can be a learning space! We dont own so we are doing kiddie pool planting! I'm so excited! They fit so much more than youd think!

[@kaleemarsteller4486]

I just inspired many of my people around me to start growing with arched trellises #ThankYouJess #MyFavoriteHomesteadinLady #RootsAndRefugeForever

[@LaMoynihan1]

Thank you for being so grounded and helpful! God bless you!

[@deborah820]

Great video. At our Tractor Supply in Moore, Oklahoma the panels are called feedlot panels. We just brought 25 home last weekend strapped to a headache rack on the top of a truck. They’re $24.99 each but if you buy 25 you get a quantity discount of 5%. They are very thick, we are working on getting them installed this weekend!

[@patriciahernandez-qm1nx]

i really enjoy you and your family. you are down to earth and tell it like it is.very refreshing

[@sheriewalden2080]

Love the wind chimes.relaxing.

[@royhoco5748]

I use cattle panel trellis for blackberry and tomatoes and also have hoop trellis, I built the hoop trellis with two panels making it 108" (9ft) long. the front and back bottom opening of the trellis is 8' wide and the height is 76". I built raised beds inside the trellis. This allows the trellis to be covered with plastic in the colder months and serve as a greenhouse or large cold frame to grow greens, veggies in pots, or store other potted plants.

[@jenniferrush8231]

I use two t- post per side, no issues with wind or snow in the winter. What I learned is you want the arch to be lower than you think. It’s really hard to pick loads of beans and things if your trellis is high. And boy does it hurt your neck. They are sooo beautiful though. Last year my arches were kinda high and I hung hanging baskets full of flowers two that I could walk under. My husband hated it though cuz he always walked into them and hit his head🤪

[@kategross7301]

We love our cattle panel arches- Full of garden goodies-Thank You Jess! ps- we had a race (worlds slowest lol) with the purple and green vining beans- one on each side! PPS - we strapped them arched in the trailer and was easy enough

[@Citystead]

❤you are an absolute treasure! Great video! These really are a game changer especially for people with limited space. Seeing your original video on this really opened up my creative gardening mind.

[@sarahostler8042]

Does anyone know if you have to worry about cross pollinationlina with having the different varieties so close together? Jess, I found your videos tonight and I've been watching them for hours. My family and I are moving to a place with more land and a bit excitement I have is to expand our garden. I will for sure be watching more of your videos. Thanks so much for all you do.

[@abraham3901]

Great , gonna do something similar in the coming days. Thank you for sharing.

[@livingbychoice604]

Yay! Thank you for posting this follow up video for faqs. :)

[@tims3578]

get the damaged cattle panels from tractor supply. they sell them half price.

[@ameliakat9982]

🤩 best tip ever!!

[@tkaart2242]

Awesome tip! My store is out of them with COVID-19, so we have to order. Maybe next time!

[@Melody-lc6dt]

I've done it! They have me $10 off

[@mattpeacock5208]

Brilliant!!! I didn't see any. But, I used that tactic to get enough landscaping timbers at about a buck each to make a doghouse. I cut out notches like lincoln logs and deck screwed them together. Didn't even lose a shingle in Hurrican Ike!

[@btucker1739]

@@mattpeacock5208 Hi

[@TheShopobie]

Such great information. One of my favorite farm/garden/growing channels.

[@joanies6778]

Cali-Kim actually rolled them and fit them in the back of an suv... takes 2 people to get them rolled. I live in farm country and they sell for $26 each here. Of course, they went on sale to $21 the day after I bought mine. 😉

[@colletteringie1142]

searched -How to plant a cattle panel arch- should have known that you would have a video on that. Thanks!!

[@grannyLynnsCreations]

Tractor Supply has them for usually a good price

[@karenhibberd9426]

Going to try panels this year and was hoping someone would put out a video on them. Thank you♥️

[@giojared]

you will love the panels! we do!

[@theburbanfarmer7562]

I always feel blessed by your videos (especially when I'm in the top 20 comments)

[@celia6386]

This will be my 2nd year for us using this, we have been able to grow sooooo much more food using these. Thank you so much

[@kjacks7525]

cecelia schneider do you have yours East to West?

[@celia6386]

Yes I do

[@terrisutphin6923]

Just started following. We put in those cattle panels and I am obsessed. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I love gardening and you sure explain things in a way that I am able to just get moving and increase my knowledge easily. Thank you so much for your time and energy!!!

[@kele1264]

Thank you Jess. I don't know how I missed this, other than I've only found you recently, and I'm trying to catch up without missing any current videos or live streams. Thanks again!

[@mlang3066]

Thank you Jess, I’ve been questioning wether I could put cucumbers on the inside and noodle beans on the outside of my cattle panel, and you answered that quite nicely.. you always know what to cover and when. Your the best!❤️❤️❤️🌻🌸

[@rymijemaluz]

Been wanting to have a cattle panel to have the arch inspired by your chanel. I bed my husband to get one for me. It took me awhile to actually find one that carries it. We didn't have a truck. Just a minivan and my husband got too creative and was able to bring me home 1 cattle panel. It's so worth it.

[@janice2532]

Jess you have the best hair.

[@izholmes]

Thank you so much for this video. I'm adding cattle panels to my garden this year inspired by you and you answered a bunch of questions I didn't know I had, even after watching your earlier video. We have a small Toyota Tacoma and were able to fold one panel at a time in the bed, so we had to make four trips for the four panels we need. That was the biggest issue for us and I'm relieved we solved it. The panels ended up staying bent when we got home, but it's ok since they are going to be arches anyway. I can't wait to install these and watch my garden grow over them. Really, thank you for all you offer. My garden learning grows exponentially faster and my inspiration soars from watching you in your garden.

[@blazroller5655]

Hey ya'll thank ya'll so much for being here for me .. been a huge help... this is my first year backyard gardening.. its only 400 sqft an im using up a panels length for beans... so this an the other original video have been crucial for me... Thanks again..

[@M3Honestly]

"It doesn't amount to a hill of beans"🤣🤣

[@sherrymurphy-kleine4592]

LOL!!

[@bethanyfields4706]

You are such a beautiful blessing. Thank you.♥️

[@funnytime1111]

I’m building my raised beds this year and I’m so excited to try and build these trellises

[@GrammaDebsStorytime]

I could not find the cattle panels locally at all last year, so had to improvise with welded wire fencing. It works, but was not as uniform as the cattle panels are. And I had to support them with 3 t posts on each side for a 4 foot wide span of fencing. Thanks for sharing all of the tips and tricks with us 😘

[@veggiesnblooms]

My favorite thing to grow on my cattle panel is Trombonchino squash or Zucchino Rampicante. Covers the trellis, and you get beautiful, long, summer squash (and winter squash too if you let fruits mature!). Delicious!

[@wildheart5086]

I put in three cattle panels together. It looks great! I planted my seedlings: cukes, cherry tomatoes, watermelons and asparagus beans on one side and cukes, pear tomatoes, watermelons and snap peas on the other. Big tomatoes on end. I want to grow vertically. Too much powder mildew on my crops with ground growth last couple of years. This is first time vertical gardening attempt and growing my own seedlings. I live in PA. I really like your channel! You have inspired me! My panels are 16" off ground. Tractor Supply only had them at one store in bigger town. $21.88 a piece. $4, 7ft. T posts (5) per side. A little over $100 total but it will last my lifetime. Great to walk under. My trellis is a bit closer. I want to make another next year. And then another!! Love, love love the look! Everyone appears to be copying your theme. I like your generous Heart and Spirit! You are a tomato 🍅 addict!! Do not know of a better support group than KZbin subscribers! Hahahaha

[@Iloveorganicgardening]

Thanks for that Jess. Everyone give a thumbs-up!. I just use the cattle panels place on their edge and staked. I don't think my wife would think the Arches are aesthetically pleasing! I also have one panel of a dog kennel that I grow Vining things up. I am in an HOA restricted urban community so I try to keep things from showing Too Much from the street. LOL

[@JWHealing]

I have an HOA too though it is a weaker one than most. My whole garden is in front since that's where we have sun. The whole front yard is woodchipped, so I need to be more aware of aesthetics since we are already standing out. I'd suggest a big long row of show stopper flowers & shrubs along the front edge. Showy flowers tend to win people over. In addition we go heavy on the flowers throughout. For example nasturtiums have great flowers but we eat the greens so it's a pleaser for passers by but also useful as food and also companion planting.

[@brandio1044]

That cattle panel trellis video is how I found your channel☺

[@tubeagespank]

So I was watching this video and saw your irrigation pipe/tape and realized "ON NO! I LEFT THE WATER ON AT MY PARENTS GARDEN ... *FOUR HOURS AGO*!!! I flew out of my chair and drove like a mad man the five miles to the ranch HQ and ... mom had alredy turned it off. Whew! Good 'ol mom.

[@giojared]

Love me some cattle panels! Thanks for that video years ago! Grow on!

[@christiensgarden3325]

Fantastic video... I have 6 cattle panels trellis...love them..tractor supply..$23 in VA

[@kahalamorse8910]

Thank you Jess! I learn so much from you. I'm planning to make a trellis out of Koa tree branches, for a vine plant called Pakalana. A Hawaiian plant we make Lei's, out of the fragrant flower. Aloha!🌺

[@ramblinrosecottage5983]

To be honest, I think I have watched the video you talk about probably 10 times. I want this for my garden so much, but I don't have a way to get them home. And I live within a mile of a farm supply store. lol. So, I am going to improvise this year. Not sure it will work, but nothing ventured, nothing gained. Wish me luck, Jess. And thank you for sharing.

[@Pheeliya]

i just happen to have 3 of these around the house, totally making arches tomorrow.

[@paulhanson7329]

I bought six cattle panels. In Minnesota they are 25.99 each. Using 2 five foot t posts 3 feet apart on each side. Spaced 58 inches apart where you walk through. Thank you Both! I like your husbands building things videos.

[@peggyjohnson3184]

I do mine with rolled fencing supported over a narrow path. Rolled fencing is easy to transport.

[@janiceshelton336]

I have been trying to find out how close together to plant seeds on a cattle panel trellis. Now I know--great video!

[@AsheTheRealtor]

I put up four trellises in our raised beds and can't wait to see Chinese noodle beans and winter squash hanging from it. Thank you so much for the inspiration!! (from Charlotte, NC)

[@fareebug8439]

Wow. Only a year ago. So much has changed. 💕

[@andrestepanov1993]

Hi Jess, I've been watching your channel for over a year now and I just wanted to say you are such an inspiration and that you have completely influenced my garden which I am really grateful for. I know you treated this topic in your video, but I was wondering how to get cattle panels back to my house. Now, I live about 45min from TSC and they carry the panels but I would like to have them uncut and I wanted about six or seven of them. I called around and they don't deliver but they did mention u haul but it seems rather expensive and I'm just really lost as to what to do. Thank you so much for this amazing content you're creating and the and the tremendous effort you're putting in doing it. BTW, your sons are ADORABLE, they crack me up every time :).

[@EdensApple80]

Andre Stepanov Home Depot rents their pick trucks- I think last summer it was $20-$25/hr in our area. Maybe worth calling to check out if you have one near you

[@andrestepanov1993]

@@EdensApple80 Thank you so much for telling me this, I had no idea this was a possibility, I'll check into it.

[@tubeagespank]

If you have TH Rogers Lumber Co. near you they might deliver. I know the one near me says they will deliver everything now due to the Corona V..

[@luellavines3590]

I'm in South Arkansas, recently from North Little Rock. Very small start on garden this first year, but just purchased 4 panels. I'm a little behind but hopefully will get garden planted by 1st week of April. LOVE YOUR CHANNEL. Thanks!!!!

[@mancavegamingandgardening9901]

Your original cattle panel was how I found your channel; It encouraged me to put up my own Cattle Panel arches; last year I grew over 30 pounds of beans on one, and several cucumbers and tigger melons on the other. This year I'm trying to grow a moon and stars up it with some type of old shirt to brace the melon should it get that far. Awesome video as always Jess

[@familymeetsfarm]

THANK YOU! I have been a follower for years and we finally moved to our new farm. This video answered so many of my questions as we get started!

[@littlejoe9381]

Thanks to you, I have built several arbor trellises in my yard this week and am excited for my plants to grow on them. Thank you so much. 🙂

[@frankhenderson2443]

Love it. One missed question 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️For sun light is it better to put the trellis north to couch or east to west? Thanks sooo much!

[@beverlyzientara2194]

I am wondering the same thing. Is it better for them to go from north to south or east to west?

[@tkaart2242]

Frank, to me I would think trellising N to S is best because the sun is E to W...it would get sun pretty evenly. If you trellised E to W, sun is E to W..the panel would get more sun on the sides of the trellis, maybe?

[@AHG-im4cs]

TKA Art when you say trellising N to S would that mean you can walk through it N to S or E to W?

[@tawnyascharber9402]

@@AHG-im4cs walk through n to s is what I was told

[@wildheart5086]

Mine is attached S to N and I walk through E to W!! It looks great in garden that is out in open. It will get even sun all around. I planted E to W this year. With squashes on W side away from the rest of the plantings.

[@daniellefragoso7839]

Love the planting space and esthetic advice!!! I like things symmetrical too - so thanks a bunch!

[@lindaduncan3292]

So excited to see this video. I recently put up some arch trellises

[@kimberlykirkland2642]

You can save money when your boxes are wood by replacing the T- posts with screws. I’ve put my 4x4 boxes (2) with a 2 foot walkway through the middle . Then I took long wood screws (3) on each board, spaced. Then anchored the cattle panels with the screws. I have no issues. It could work according to your setup. Those t posts are expensive! ❤ from Walterboro SC