Building a Pea Garden Trellis
14.5 years ago cheap, fall crops, peas
When building a pea trellis it is actually pretty hard to do it wrong. All that is needed is a little stability and once the plants grab hold they will make the structure even more stable. My typical strategy when making a pea trellis is to use whatever I happen to find closest to me. Here are a few examples from past and current years of building
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Bamboo Pole Structure Pea TrellisHere is a classic structure made from a couple pieces of bamboo poles scavenged from a couple of rotting scarecrows purchased a few years back at a craft store. I used a stick I am pretty sure one of my daughters picked up on a nature hike across the top bound with a few inches of twine. Lastly I attached a line of twine at 1 foot and 2 feet above the ground which gives the plant plenty of leverage to climb up the structure. Click on the picture to the left or below for a larger view.
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Branches Pea TrellisHere is probably the simplest technique out there. If you have some old branches left over from pruning? Just stick them in the ground and let the peas grow up the branch. This gives a nice natural look but also a variety of paths for the peas to naturally sprawl while given each plant plenty of personal space. |
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Vertical Stick or Pole Pea TrellisAnother simple option is just by simply driving a few straight sticks or bamboo or metal poles in the ground with a little assistance the peas will climb their way up the trellis |
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Hybrid A-Frame Pole Structure and Branch Pea TrellisDo you like more than one technique? Feel free to combine them like this where I used bamboo poles as additional support for branch pea trellis (though in the end the branches proved to do just fine by themselves, I sometimes over engineer things…) |
As you can see when it comes to making your own pea trellis it is very difficult to do it wrong. So do a quick scan around your yard and you should find exactly the materials you need. Though if you want something a little more professional looking there is always the commercial options (click images below for more info) which I would definitely recommend as well.
Tags: cheap, garden trellis
14.5 years ago
For the plants, they would climb on anything they can get hold on to. For the gardeners, most would go for that balance between practicality and beauty. ~bangchik
14.5 years ago
I love your blog.
14.5 years ago
I like making trellises out of found (Reused) materials. I made my mom a trellis out of a wrecked-beyond-repair shopping cart for her Sweet Peas. I am going to make some Pea Trellises out of fallen branches this year.
14.5 years ago
bangchik, good point. If you have to look at it for a couple months it probably should look good as well.
C Andres, thanks and welcome to the site.
Rob, I think I like the branches best myself. Very little work and the peas have no problem learning how to use them.
11.7 years ago
[…] time readers know this is not the my first attempt at making a sturdy pea trellis I have had posts and posts about this in the past. Though those creations were a bit cheaper than my current […]
11.7 years ago
[…] time readers know this is not the my first attempt at making a sturdy pea trellis I have had posts and posts about this in the past. Though those creations were a bit cheaper than my current […]