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Bottom two feet of arbor missing

I have been given free for the taking an ancient antique iron arbor, probably more than 50 years old. It's gorgeous, but the vertical slats don't start until about 18-24" from the ground and I'm going to be starting from seed. Any thoughts on how I'll be able to get my vine seedlings (I'm thinking about Morning Glory, Cardinal Climber, Scarlet Runner Bean or Black-Eyed Susan Vine), to climb up to where the slats begin? I could attach chicken wire or some kind of netting, or in a pinch some wire or string.

It's puzzling: how did our gardening forbears use something like this? I guess if you're starting from a full-grown plant you won't have a problem, but starting from seed I think I will.

This photo shows the empty vertical space before the posts begin.


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