This all sounds very organized, but it’s really like second
nature, and you won’t even realize you are following steps, at least I didn’t
when I decided to recount what it was that I did to make my trellis. Sure, it's not perfect, but its functional and sturdy!
- First, you need access to materials…check, bamboo grows in patches down here that spread by sending up new shoots in random parts of people’s yards.
- Take measurements-how much space do you want to cover.
- Next, you need a plan…I felt like a schoolgirl drawing with my plastic ruler on some lined notebook paper I found.
- Get your materials together, for a trellis 7 feet high and 4 feet wide, I used:
(4) Length
pieces, about 7 feet long
(4) Metal
stakes, at least 5 inches long
(4) Cross
pieces, about 5 feet long
Twine/outdoor
string
2 nails
- Lay the pieces out on the ground
- Weave the cross pieces in front of and behind (alternating) the length pieces
- Adjust the cross pieces to leave an even amount of space between them, I went with 16 inches
- Tie in place at meeting points, wrapping both around each piece and cross-wise each direction for greater stability, test for slippage
- Bring two length pieces together near their top and secure by tying
- Pound outside stakes into ground at desired location
- Set the trellis up and tie bottoms to outer stakes
- Pound inside stakes and tie the same
- Mark contact points of the top ties
- Pound one nail each at that point into the surface it will lean against
- Secure by tying the top at cross point to the nail on each side
Fin!
Step back and enjoy your creation, weave you plants through
or plant something anew.
