Vertical Trellis Input Needed :)
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Vertical melon trellis, which side to plant on?
Comments (5)Unless your trellis somehow blocks the sun, I don't think it matters. The idea of the trellis is to give the plant something to wind around, so it will end up on both sides as it grows....See MoreBackyard landscape designs: need input
Comments (5)I'm not qualified to answer any drainage questions, but just going by aesthetics I like design 1. However I have some comments. The square veg/herb patch (far right in the pic) is about 10x10 ft and you probably need a path or some stepping stones, some way to work within that garden. Ditto for the round veg garden. If you are in zone 9 California, does that sunroom get too much sun and would it make sense to put some kind of arbor on the outside of it (where you have "walkway" indicated on the drawing), or a shade tree? My mom has a sunroom in zone 8 Mississippi and she had to put awnings on the windows, it got too much sun. A comment about wisteria, I believe there are several kinds, but the one I am familiar with here in the south will take down even a large sturdy arbor in a few years. So you might want to investigate and be sure if you plant wisteria it is appropriate for the size, strength of your arbor. One more thing, in design 1 the retaining wall comes all the way around the oval veg garden and that has its pros and cons. It encloses the patio and could provide seating, but it might make access to the gardens difficult and also obstruct the view, if you want to see the gardens, or maybe you want to keep that part of the gardens out of site? Very ambitious plans, and I bet it will be outstanding when you're all done. Laurie...See MoreWhat plans grow up vertically on trellis?
Comments (11)Well luckily I don't have any boxes as of yet so the placement is always available to change. Looks like we're going to try 3 boxes and I can put them in any configuration. Would it be better off to do 3 in a line? Here's a aerial. Up is North so I'm currently planning on placing the 3 SFGs south of the house where they'll get the best light. To the east of the large lot is a high tree line but I can really choose to stagger them however I need to in this lot....See MoreNeed vertical planting advice.
Comments (4)You can have more than one vertical trellis in a bed, so long as you have plans for the sun's direction and calculate the type of shade and how it will effect the plants. My beds are oriented facing north-easterly which means that the sun's rays - which come in from the south as it tracks across the sky - will hit my beds rather uniformly however the plots in between the trellises are seeded with plants that are more shade tolerant. It's an experiment of sorts but if the shadows cast by the trellis themselves are any indication, I should make out "ok" by the time everything has had a chance to flush out and grow in......See Moreslowpoke_gardener
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