T-post and crop netting trellis

Salaam · #1

Hello all,

I'm considering a t-post and crop netting (hortonova brand) trellis for a row of 40-50 tomatoes in landscape fabric next year. I'm planning something like what's in this video:

I plan to tuck in the vines into the netting once or twice a week and keep the plants hugging the netting. I also plan to prune as needed. I am concerned about whether the trusses might break.

One reason I'm considering this trellis is that I think I can use it for cucumbers and beans as well.

If anyone can share their experience with this type of trellis, I would appreciate it very much!

eyegrotom · #2

I haven't used it yet but I have thought about doing the same thing several times.

Cole_Robbie · #3

Getting the vines out at the end of year has always been hard for me with any mesh trellis. Metal cattle panels or crw mesh were much easier to clean up.

Salaam · #4

Cole_Robbie wrote: ↑Wed Nov 10, 2021 5:22 pm Getting the vines out at the end of year has always been hard for me with any mesh trellis. Metal cattle panels or crw mesh were much easier to clean up.

Yes, but the cattle panels would be expensive. I'll see...

Did you have a hard time keeping the tomatoes in the cattle panel, especially the trusses?

Cole_Robbie · #5

Salaam wrote: ↑Thu Nov 11, 2021 3:30 pm
Cole_Robbie wrote: ↑Wed Nov 10, 2021 5:22 pm Getting the vines out at the end of year has always been hard for me with any mesh trellis. Metal cattle panels or crw mesh were much easier to clean up.
Yes, but the cattle panels would be expensive. I'll see...

Did you have a hard time keeping the tomatoes in the cattle panel, especially the trusses?

There are also hog panels, slightly cheaper than cattle. Crw is very cheap, but is not galvanized so it rusts, works but it's ugly. And yeah, it is still work to keep everything tied up and pruned. Year end cleanup is much easier when I used a natural fiber twine that will decompose. Synthetic baler twine is cheap, but it never goes away.