We’ve gotten a lot of inquiries about growing beans and peas, so without rehashing the same article that we wrote about our tomato trellis, let me point you in the right direction.

How to Build a Tomato Trellis for Easy Harvesting

This isn’t to say that we have nothing more to add, but it gets the nuts-and-bolts of trellis building out of the way. 

Growing beans and peas requires a sturdy vertical support, as the weight of the vine and the fruit can bring down lesser supports.  Squash and cucumbers are a wonderful addition to any garden, but take up too much space in a small garden.  The same type of support can be used to successfully grow beans and peas and raise sprawling crops off the ground using more vertical space in the garden.  Another advantage to trellising sprawling crops is that it raises the fruit off the ground, where they are more susceptible to mold, rot, insects, and rodents.

Plant bean and pea seeds according to package instructions.  As the plants develop, guide the tendrils to the mesh, and they should take off from there.  Occasionally, you may find a few lost tendrils that need to be guided back to the trellis before they set fruit.  Varieties without tendrils can be woven into the trellis mesh or tied up with twine.

Seeds for plants with larger fruit, such as melons, should be spaced several feet apart.  They will also require additional support for their fruits.  Once the plants begin to set fruit, place each fruit in a mesh bag similar to the ones that onions and oranges come in.  Tie the bag to the trellis so that the weight of the fruit is carried by the bag.  The bag may need to be adjusted as the fruit grows to provide proper support.  Although this set-up requires a little more attention during the fruiting process, the benefit of less weeding and extra protection for the fruit offsets the work involved.

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