looks great!!!

WOW i just love how they look!! i want ours to turn out like them, but i keep seeing all these beds, and i see and then i think, hmmmm that's what i want them to look like, but see, now a guy did this, so maybe hubs will get interested in it!! and make the beds and such for me!! LOL or at least buy the wood for me. :'))

Hmmm... I can't see the pictures,but I'd love to. Is the link missing, or do I have to enable a setting?

The embedded image link XHTML compliant, but I get that problem from a lot of users on these forms...:shrug:

here's the link for the images directly...
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lol @ medontdo. If you do have your hubby look at it remind him that I'm still on the fense, no pun intended on bracing the trellises from behind. On one hand I can pretty much climb up them (weighing about 185lbs) without tipping over the beds but on the other hand once they're covered in leafed out vines it is possible that a strong storm could hit that like a sail and topple it. We'll see when the time comes, I've got a couple 2x4x6' sections lined up just in case.

They look wonderful and very strong. Best of luck with the watermelon and cantelope vines, those trellis look like they'd hold large pumpkins, :)
We don't have cattle panels in this area that I've been able to find, so my own trellis are made from PVC and netting. They held up great since last season.
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If you have a Tractor Supply Co. (name of the company) anywhere in your area, they sell them for $17 USD per 4' x 16' panel. They'll cut them down to whatever size you need with bolt cutters there if you are stubborn enough. The guy at my TSC is super helpful and has been known to give me replacement parts for my Briggs & Stratton motars right off the display models when he can't locate the replacement part in the catalogue itself.

In an age where customer service seems to be either a lost concept or an additional fee, this place really does still have a strong understanding of the concept. Seriously :2thumbsup: from me...

What did you attach the panel to the wood with?

I've been thinking about buying a cattle panel to use as my trellis, but I was going to do an arch like I've seen in some other posts. I thought it would be fun for the kids to play under, but I'm concerned that if I do it that way some of my plants may end up with too much shade? I can't figure out which way to face the arched trellis so that crops on both sides get enough light. This is my first year using a trellis, and I want to do it right.

And will these cattle panels support winter squash if I train them to grow up it, or would I be better off letting them sprawl?

(This is my first post on these forums, btw!)

I know/hope the panels will support the 8-10 lbs sugar-baby watermelon and hales best cantelope when they come into season.

They're attached with "cable staples" found in the electrical supply section of your favorite home-improvement big-box store. They're the staples used to hold the "romex" / non-metallic sheathed electical wire that is installed in houses...

Thank you!