On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 19:57:38 -0500, Phaedrine Stonebridge
wrote:



Thanks for the idea. This would only work for us in a place where we
could leave them in the ground over the winter and I am not sure we have
any place we can do that.

Yes, it's (fairly) permanent.


But it sounds nice and sturdy. Is the
netting vertical or do you tent it?

Vertical.


And if the former, do you just let
it hang or fasten it down some way?

I fastened it to the ground with ground staples about 6'
apart (roughly - didn't measure) - I forgot to mention that
in my prior post.

I don't know that this is the *best* solution, but it's one
we could manage to do. So that's good.

I've grown cukes around the outside of a circle of
welded-wire fencing, about 5' high, in the past. This works
well for them - some few develop inside the circle and you
can't get to them, but it's only a few.

This is *not* permanent, so might be of interest to you.

I don't think it would be good for pole beans or peas,
because I think too many of them would develop inside the
circle and be inaccessible.

I've also grown pole beans on the traditional teepee but
you're right, they bunch up at the top and flop around!
Good description. But the teepee is easy to do and not
permanent, so it does have those virtues at least.

Pat
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