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What size/gauge wire for trellis on fence?
Comments (13)I picked up a spool of 14 gauge house wiring at Home Depot and use it to tie my climbers to the chain length fence. I first cut off a couple feet of the wire and attached it to the center of the spool. That gave me a handle for caring it around and allowed the spool to spin when I need extra wire. I also use one of those 3 feet long grippers (the type used to reach a box of cereal up high in the pantry). Using it I can feed the wire up over/around the canes then poke the gripper through to grab and pull the wire to me. A couple of twists to lock it in place followed by a snip with the cutters and I'm done. Twisting has to be done correctly or one of the ends can slip out. That is, both ends of the wire have to twist, not just one end around the other. It takes years before the wire needs replacing. Should canes die off and the wire is not needed in that spot I just use the wire somewhere else. Being black you have to really look close to even see the wire. As they said above the canes can be quite heavy. Some of my canes are up against our deck, 12 feet high, and need tying in more than one place due to the weight. Of course this is coming from a person who knows nothing about raising roses so buyer bewareâ¦. lol...See MoreBougainvillea on a Wire Trellis?
Comments (3)Hi Cara, I am also gardening in zone 9, although I'm on the east coast. I have several bougainvillas in my garden and they have been very robust plants to say the least. We may have a slightly warmer winter than you but the few freezes that we do have only only burn back to folage a bit. I cover the root and trunk area if a freeze is forcast and the plant bounces back in the spring. I have mine planted against the west side of my house and on a south facing fence. So it may not be as happy in an open, unprotected area. Give this plant plenty of room and good support, it can get HUGE and quite heavy. The thorns are wicked so it could make a good security fence, but it can be an adventure to trim back. Think stout pressure treated wood and rebar instead of fencing wire and posts. I have one of mine on a welded rebar arbor and the other is growing on a stout wood pergoda that my DH built just for it. Like you, I had no idea what this plant would do when I planted it and it took over one whole corner of my yard. I have a low tolerance for unruly plants but the flowers are so beautiful that I decided to make allowances and spend some money on heavy duty supports. Bougainvillea takes pruning very well. I have cut mine back severly several times and it always bounces back bigger than ever. I have seen them trained into a shrub, small tree and even hanging baskets. It would just take a bit of diligence to keep it shaped as you would want it. In my experence, when bougainvillea is planted where its happy, it's a beautiful plant with plans to take over the world. Keep your pruning shears sharp. Happy gardening, Cindy...See MoreVine suggestion for wire trellis over deck?
Comments (5)I absolutely love my passiflora incarnata, it is actually hardy way up north here! Ony issue, bumble bees which don't bother people but scare the heck out of most of them, and...wasps, they absolutely love passi vines up here. I can't plant passion flower vines near walkways, or in pots near where there is people traffic as some of the brown wasps up here are very defensive of the plants. There is a gland on the leaves that exudes a nectar/sap that the wasps love....See MoreDr Huey and wire trellis
Comments (2)We have our climbers on the back fence..in WA it is always a 6ft. colourbond..but on a sort of plastic wire. I am sure we bought it at Bunnings in a roll and just cut off the length needed and a green colour too. Going up to Perth a5t Easter to look for more roses. Jen...See Morebuyorsell888
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