Part of the plan for the Square Foot Garden  is a trellis to support tomatoes, squash and beans. This was a simple project, and was inexpensive. Made of ground stakes, electrical conduit, and netting and zipties, this should support whatever I can grow on it.

Easy Veggie Trellis

I’ll make three 5’x7′ frames.

[tw-divider]Parts List[/tw-divider]
4 ground stakes
6 90 degree elbows
9 8′ 1/2″ EMT – electrical conduit
Netting
Zip ties
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[tw-divider]Method[/tw-divider]

  1. Pound in the stakes 5′ apart. – make sure you follow all local codes about digging! It would suck to hit a underground wire or pipe!

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  2. Cut three conduit pieces down to 5′, I have a handy-dandy pipe cutter, you could use a hack saw.

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  3. These are 90 degree connectors. We’ll use these to connect the top to the sides.

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  4. Weave the netting onto the frames, ziptie to the the posts and there we have it.  A quick trellis build!

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I can’t wait to have tomatoes, squash, and cucumbers growing up the trellis!

A few months later….!
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Until next time, Keep Digging & Eat Well!

[tw-divider]UPDATE[/tw-divider]
As we head into the 2015 growing season, these trellises are 4 years old. The netting lasts about 2 years. If you use “cattle panels” they will last many more.