Trellis recommendations needed for Kiwi vines
happy_fl_gardener; 9a, near DeLand
15 years ago
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Trellis advice for arctic kiwi and schisandra vine
Comments (1)Yeah, the kiwis will take over the world. I think that the A. kolomikta species is less vigorous than A. arguta, but both get pretty big. My hardy kiwi have escaped their rather large trellis and basically eaten a telephone pole next to it. Yikes! My only experience with the Magnolia vine has been just the opposite. It has been very slow to grow, finally achieved about 6-7 feet tall after about 6-7-8 years, and seems fine on a regular sized trellis purchased from Home Depot....See MoreFinishing a kiwi trellis
Comments (3)First, I hope the posts you set in concrete are not wood and are only direct set in concrete. If they are, they will rot in a little as a couple of years, but certainly long before the kiwi plants reach their old age. If so, the best time to redo them is now. You can use gravel or a steel sleeve to protect the posts. I'd put a post in the middle. You say the end posts are 20' apart but the plants are each 7' apart, so the numbers don't add up. A middle post each 10' should be enough, Since you have three plants that probably means a post between each of the plants. The posts won't be handling much direct weight, they'll be helping keep the trellis line tensioned properly. If you use pressure treated 6x6 or 8x8 end posts and 4x4 middle posts, this setup will handle a brutal amount of weight. User 1/4" aircraft cable for your trellis line. You'll also need a crimper and crimps to make loops at the ends of the cable, and turnbuckles. The turnbuckles allow you to increase tension as needed and also make installing the aircraft cable much easier. On the end posts, wrap the cable around the posts several times, using an eyebolt or large staple to hold the last loop in place. You need a turnbuckle on each line at each end post. The trellis line is a single wire with loops on each end that hook into the turnbuckles. For the middle post(s), set them in the ground slightly offset with a large eyebolt facing forward so that the aircraft cable travels straight through the eyebolt from end post to endpost without being pulled to the side. You'll want to to anchor the end posts. Set a short 4x4 post in the ground at a 45 degree angle back about 6'. Use a loop of cable and turnbuckle on the angled post set next to the ground, then drill a hole through the end post about 8' up (where the top support line is) and run a loop of cable through it. Attach the two loops with a 3rd turnbuckle. All of that said, there are other ways to make a trellis work. This is just my favorite method....See MoreKiwis vines in garden
Comments (1)This site shows supports, with instructions on how to build them: http://www.burntridgenursery.com/plantArticles/kiwigrowingguide.pdf Here is a link that might be useful: Supporting Kiwi vines...See MoreNeed vine suggestions for gorgeous wrought iron trellis
Comments (8)lol, abcgirltx, I wish I knew your friend's technique. My cypress vines (and I always planted several at a time, not just one) did not swallow my trellis with their ferny leaves and I've never been blessed with natural reseeding... I always had to save the seeds and remember to plant them the next year, and sometimes didn't. Now my cardinal climbers with the palm-like leaves *did* gobble up my wood fence (and I didn't mind at all) but again I didn't get a single reseeder. Wish I had this problem with all the weeds in my yard!!! There is bound to be something out there mangomoon can put on that beautiful trellis. My knowledge is limited, but in that zone there just has to be something! Is there a way to train corkscrew vine to keep it within certain bounds? I can't get it to grow here for beans, but maybe there? Still thinking.......See Moreoviedo_apples
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