I’ve been outside in the garden every morning since May! I never thought I’d love getting my hands dirty in the earthy soil; my fingernails all brown and scary from working the land. MY land. Gardening has been more rewarding than I’ve ever imagined.
I made this garden trellis in my first season of gardening (I’m currently in my third season). It became apparent after the beans and peas sprouted that they would need supports to wrap around in order to grow vertically. Those curly vines do LOVE grabbing on to the chicken wire! Read on to see how you can make your own chicken wire garden trellis. It’s much easier than you think!
Supply List
• 1x2x8 Cedar planks
• Chicken wire
• Wire cutters
• Staple gun and staples
• Spray paint (optional)
Step-by-Step
Step 1
Lay out the frame in a size suitable for your space. Any span greater than 24″ should have an extra vertical support. Make sure to allow at least 12″ for legs at the bottom of the frame. These legs will go into the soil.
Step 2
Staple gun the frame together at the corners and at any intersections.
Step 3
Cut your chicken wire to size. I chose to paint my wire because the trellis was going up against a black fence. I thought painting the wire a contrasting color would make it look nice when there wouldn’t be plants climbing up it. Painting the wire is purely optional. You could also paint the wood, if you wanted. The trellis would look so fun painted in contrasting wire and frame.
Step 4
Staple gun the chicken wire to the wood frame. Then place in your garden and watch your vine plants grab for dear life on the chicken wire!
NOTE: Even though I hammered in the trellis into the soil as far as it would go, I still had to secure it to the fence with twine. But that was an easy fix.
The garden trellis is fixed permanently in its spot. Each year, I grow a new crop in its place. This year, I’ve got chayotes climbing the wire. The plants in the photo above are beans and snap peas.
I just love the yellow against the green vines.
There are so many ways to make a trellis. This is just the way I’ve done it. Do you find it useful? What do you use for a trellis? Tell me all about it in the comments below!
PROJECT SUMMARY:
(I made this trellis two years ago. Unfortunately, I did not keep good records of it, so the numbers below are only my best estimates based my experience with DIY projects.)
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Total Cost: roughly $30.
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Total Time: A little over an hour, which includes painting the chicken wire, but not including dry time.
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