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To: nw_arizona_granny

“Budget DIY Trellis & Garden Space Tip”

We were able to get about 50 heavy (steel?)shelves from my husband’s work. They are about 4’x 3’ and look like wire fence sections. We’ve taken about 8 of them and leaned them together in a row, tied the corners where they meet, and are using them for pea fencing. He also took another 2 and staked them next to each other to grow cucumbers on. We have more cucumbers, luffa, & squash to plant and will probably set up more panels to grow them on, saving some space. I’m guessing we could stake some into bins to use for our compost, too.


8,132 posted on 05/22/2009 12:30:32 PM PDT by Marmolade
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To: Marmolade

We were able to get about 50 heavy (steel?)shelves from my husband’s work. <<<

What a wonderful find, should work for compost too.

Can you also use them for your canned and stored foods?

If you run out of the supports, try a dead tree limb, well planted in the ground and uses as a support for vines.

I have even had good luck with the bushy branches laid flat on the ground and used to support beans.

LOL, I like picking beans from a bean tree.


8,140 posted on 05/22/2009 1:03:53 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2181392/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)
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