Growingadvice, Could you be a bit more specific as to which climbing vegetables you bought. There's a huge difference between pole beans and cucumbers, and each requires different support. I once had a buttercup squash climb over a fence and twenty feet into a hedgeapple tree.
However, a general rule would be to fit the support to the size of the plant/fruit produced--ie. that hedgeapple tree supported the size and weight of that buttercup perfectly in a way the fence did not.

Brook

I buy welded wire fence with spacing around 4" (big enough to reach through.) It's extremely versatile.

I agree that it depends what you're growing. I've used trellises, stakes, A-frames, tepees & metal wiring before. I don't think there's a general name for them, you'd have to know exactly which one fits your purpose. It depends on what you're growing and the weigh you're supporting.

I wanna know if there is a type of hardscape that is more appropriate than another for certain plants.

You hit the nail on the head with that part of the question! ;) So, as the others have said, we need to know exactly which plant we are talking about.

Dave

nothing really exotic, just snow peas and tomatoes.

thanks.

Ok, first tomatoes don't climb anything on their own. They have no grasping tendrils. They (indeterminate or vining types) will run along the ground or need to be caged or tied to stakes of some kind.

Snow peas, depending on the variety, when planted closely usually don't need anything to climb except each other. However some taller varieties will benefit from a 3' tall piece of fencing, or some pea netting, even some dead branches stuck into the ground among them as long as it runs the length of the row. They don't do stakes or tripods or arbors all that well on their own.

True climbing vegetables like vining varieties of cucumbers, pole beans, and some melons and squash usually need a very tall support of 6' or higher. Cattle panels work well and so do tall arbors and/or tripods depending on how you plant the seeds around the support structure.

Hope this helps.

Dave

What looks good to you are your veggies, could look like an eye sore to someone else (i.e. HOA's, city code compliance officers, nuisance neighbors and such)

Here is a link that might be useful: Snow Pea Trellis

More info:

Here is a link that might be useful: Tomato Trellis

I'm trying something a little different with 2 cucumber plants this year. Just for S&G. I have a 6' fence, so I tied some HD mason line to the top and I will let them climb on. I gave them a little start by wrapping them to get them started. I have cages for the rest of my climbing plants.

The bean forum has a great thread that I linked below. It shows all kinds of supports for climbing vegetables or those that need staking or tying to a support. As digdirt mentions, not all tall vegetables that need support can climb, though they can be tied or caged for support.

Enjoy!

Here is a link that might be useful: Show Me Your Trellis

thanks for the link anney. some good ideas.

I a planted zuchinni, squash and cucumbers. I just have 3 4x20 raised beds, so the wondering veggies really eat up most of the space. I'll have to see how to best maximize my availabe space with these veggies.
L

Is the squash/zucchini vining types or bush? Most are bush types and they take up a lot of real estate in the garden. I have found sites on the internet attempting to grow bush varieties vertically (basically tying up the leaves to a large pole) to save space. Cucumbers can be trained to trellis.