Re: Putting up netting; @#$%!

Miss M 4/14/2011, 2:59 am

I have a 2x4 & 4x4 frame I stapled my trellis netting to. That worked out pretty easily, until I came to a part in the last corner of the netting that reminded me of an Escher drawing. I think the netmaker got sleepy or high or something. Thankfully, I didn't need that section.

My 5' x 15' net ended up more like 5' x 12'. Grrr...

Glendale-gardener 4/14/2011, 10:18 am

scubadoo wrote:Our store down here had it inside by the bulbs and seeds...not with the outside stuff. Lowe's and Stine's nor Wal-Mart had the netting...when I asked they gave blank stares and had no idea what I was talking about...sheesh!

Yeah, here they had it at HD right with the seeds and I found it at a local garden center but the Lowe's guy looked at me like I had 2 heads after trying to point out the tomato towers to me.

GlassHen 4/14/2011, 10:26 am

ashort wrote:So here is how I did it.

Take left side of conduit frame and weave the netting on to it -go inside one string and outside the next all the way up the frame. One side done.

Hmmm....could you possibly just weave the top and sides of the conduit through the netting before connecting the conduit together? That way no tying would be involved.

My netting is getting delivered today so maybe I'll try it and let ya'll know.

ashort 4/14/2011, 10:49 am

GlassHen wrote:
ashort wrote:So here is how I did it.

Take left side of conduit frame and weave the netting on to it -go inside one string and outside the next all the way up the frame. One side done.

Hmmm....could you possibly just weave the top and sides of the conduit through the netting before connecting the conduit together? That way no tying would be involved.

My netting is getting delivered today so maybe I'll try it and let ya'll know.

Great idea - only thing I am not sure of is if the spacing will be correct to create pull the slack out of the net. Given the elasticity of what I am using it would probably work - I'll have to give it a try - I have two more trellis to string up for cukes...

Goosegirl 4/14/2011, 1:05 pm

ashort wrote:
GlassHen wrote:
ashort wrote:So here is how I did it.

Take left side of conduit frame and weave the netting on to it -go inside one string and outside the next all the way up the frame. One side done.

Hmmm....could you possibly just weave the top and sides of the conduit through the netting before connecting the conduit together? That way no tying would be involved.

My netting is getting delivered today so maybe I'll try it and let ya'll know.

Great idea - only thing I am not sure of is if the spacing will be correct to create pull the slack out of the net. Given the elasticity of what I am using it would probably work - I'll have to give it a try - I have two more trellis to string up for cukes...

Very clever! I only have 3 of my 7 trellises built, and it is no problem to undo a few screws on those three if it works on the next ones!

GlassHen 4/14/2011, 3:42 pm

Weaving worked for me! I started by weaving the top first, then weaved one side and attached the conduit together...pulled tight and weaved other side and attached the other conduit side. Did not have to tie it at all. I did have to trim the excess off the second side.

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ETA: This would probably look better with the squared corners but I hadn't thought about weaving it until after I bent the corners. Plus I didn't have corner connectors.

GlassHen 4/14/2011, 4:53 pm

And here is the woven-no-tie trellis in action Smile

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I just stuck 3 staples in the bottom to hold the netting down. One in the middle and one on each side. A thumbtack, screw or nail would work perfect too...

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ashort 4/14/2011, 6:02 pm

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Lookin' good Billy-Ray!!!

- from "Coming to America' circa 1988....

WolfHeart 4/14/2011, 7:04 pm

GlassHen wrote:

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for the close up photo that helped me a lot. I am a visual person.

BackyardBirdGardner 4/14/2011, 7:06 pm

http://content6.flixster.com/photo/10/30/09/10300904_gal.jpg

Feeling good, Lewis!!

Oh, and small correction....it was Trading Places. I remember because I was a teen and got to see Jamie Lee's.....OWOOOOOGA!! Shocked

(sorry for the link. didn't have time to put the pic in.....brain dead today)

ashort 4/14/2011, 8:09 pm

BackyardBirdGardner wrote:http://content6.flixster.com/photo/10/30/09/10300904_gal.jpg

Feeling good, Lewis!!

Oh, and small correction....it was Trading Places. I remember because I was a teen and got to see Jamie Lee's.....OWOOOOOGA!!
(sorry for the link. didn't have time to put the pic in.....brain dead today)

You are right! That's what I get for trying to post and work on an Excel program at the same time Putting up netting; @#$%! - Page 2 601593

or maybe it is just age Rolling Eyes

buttaflie143 4/23/2011, 10:26 pm

WolfHeart wrote:
GlassHen wrote:

for the close up photo that helped me a lot. I am a visual person.

So did you weave the top first and then the side poles? I see how the weaving works, but I need the process, step by step I'm afraid. Embarassed

GlassHen 4/24/2011, 10:15 am

While all 3 pieces of conduit were disconnected I weaved the top first. I then weaved one of the sides and connected it to the top piece. Last, I pulled the netting tight and weaved the other side of conduit and connected that one to the top. I cut off all the extra little strings hanging around. Hope that helps. Smile

kjenkins82 4/24/2011, 1:39 pm

I used your method when I put mine together last week and it worked like a charm. Really quick and easy. Putting up netting; @#$%! - Page 2 109486

for sharing this!

**Furbalsmom** 4/24/2011, 1:45 pm

ashort and glasshen

Between the two of you you gave me what I needed to weave my trellis netting onto the galvanized conduit on Friday, and I love it.

Being a bit of an uncoordinated goof, I already had my frames connected, so I just took the net, wove it up the two legs at the same time and stretched the net to the top, (so silly, I was running back and forth between the two sides ) Then I attached the top row with zip ties. To keep the whole thing taut, I also went back later and added zip ties to the sides.
Probably not the easiest way, but it worked. Maybe a bit of overkill, but certainly easier for me than trying to just zip-tie the netting to the frame when it was flopping around and the netting was always uneven and not as taut as I wanted.

Thanks for your great idea, photos and instructions.

extremesoccermom 4/24/2011, 10:16 pm

I weaved mine last year which worked easily. However, it only lasted the one year. By the end of the season the netting was breaking from the top rail. I am not sure if I want to try it again this year or go with some other design.

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