How to Grow on a Garden Trellis
A garden trellis allows plants to grow vertically creating more room in your garden for other plants. Flowers and vegetables can be grown with a trellis. Not only does this add space in your garden, but it also adds visual appeal.
Items Needed
- trellis
- plants
- compost
- spade
- cloth line
- netting
- Decide which kind of plant you want to grow on your trellis. Climbing plants such as vines, morning glories, climbing roses or ivy grow exceptionally well on a trellis. Vegetables can also be grown on trellises. Pole beans, tomatoes and cucumbers are good choices for a garden trellis.
- Choose a place in your garden for your trellis. If planting vegetables for your trellis, make sure the trellis is well anchored to avoid it tipping over or leaning. You can place your trellis next to a garden wall for more stability.
- Using your spade, dig 12 inches into the ground where you will be placing your plants and trellis. Work your compost into the soil. You will want the mixture to be one part soil, two parts compost.
- Place your trellis about 4 to 5 inches into the ground. Fill in around the trellis with the soil you just mixed. Do not pack the soil yet. You will use this same mixture for planting.
- Dig a hole at the bottom of the trellis for each plant. Make the hole to fit the roots of the plant and add additional room around them to allow for settling. Pack the soil lightly around each plant.
- Water the plants thoroughly according to the package directions.
- Use cloth ties to secure the growing vines to the trellis as they grow. Keep the ties loose so they do not cut into the vines. If growing heavy vegetables such as squash, tie netting onto your trellis to help support the weight of the vegetable. You will want to place the vegetable in the netting when it is about 2 to 3 inches long. The netting will stretch to accommodate the vegetable as it grows.