Oh boy thst is a sturdy trellis! Hmm, how about melons or vining squash?

Hi, neighbor! How about corn? You don't get much yield for the space, but it is tall.
-Terry

Yes, I trellis cucumbers just like I do my tomatoes.

Thanks, guys. No idea why I didn't think of corn! We're literally surrounded by a cornfield (but feed corn, not sweet corn). It doesn't really need the support but would look kind of cool being tall I guess.

BDot, what kinds of squash and melons do you grow? Are they pretty easy?

Lori, do you tie up your cukee? How tall do they get?

Terry, hey neighbor!

My trellises are about 7' and consist of rabbit fencing secured by t-posts. The cukes will grow all the way to the top and then some. I don't tie them because I weave the shoots through the fencing, often horizontally if that's the way they want to grow. It sends out tendrils also that will wind around the wires. Don't know how they will secure themselves with such a large trellis. You may need to tie them.

Will be fun to see pictures later in the year when you've got the plants growing.

That's a very sturdy frame. You could probably fence it off with chicken wire and raise chickens.

But as for vining veggies, many would still need finer things to vine on than a 2x4. If you can add that, then I would definitely suggest one of the large melon or pumpkin/squash families, since that is so strong. Canteloupe or honeydew would be something you could grow on there.

I will say that the sturdiness of your frame is just about right. Last fall, we had a large Bradford pear tree get spapped off in a wind storm, as well as half a Norway maple. Each of my next door neighbors lost a spruce. All tress over 20 years old. And this was not a tornado, or even a thunderstorm. It's now part of the "Hauntd Ohio" lore.

(I know, the lawn needs some nitrogen, and the tree was not rotted or insect infested. The wood is as soilid as a baseball bat.)

On second thought, you might want to add some flying buttresses.

This post was edited by terry_neoh on Fri, Apr 25, 14 at 12:10