Wire trellis requirements?
nathanduszynski
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Hi everyone,
First post so please forgive me if this has already been covered. I've read several articles beforehand.
We're wanting to grow honeysuckle and potentially another climber or maybe wisteria (currently unsure what) on a southwest facing wall and planting up the border in front. I've included a photo of the area below which measures approximately 4.5m long.
I was thinking about putting in 3 fence posts (2.1 high and supported using metposts) and threading wire (spaced 20-30cm apart) between all 3 posts (see photo). I've read that I should use eyebolts and turnbuckles to tighten the wires, but how thick should the wire be? Is 3mm too thick?
I was also thinking about threading the wire on the outside of the post (furthest from the summer house), so I can use less eye bolts and turnbuckles. Any recommendations or pointers are welcome, we're novices at this and am sure we will learn from a lot of mistakes.
First post so please forgive me if this has already been covered. I've read several articles beforehand.
We're wanting to grow honeysuckle and potentially another climber or maybe wisteria (currently unsure what) on a southwest facing wall and planting up the border in front. I've included a photo of the area below which measures approximately 4.5m long.
I was thinking about putting in 3 fence posts (2.1 high and supported using metposts) and threading wire (spaced 20-30cm apart) between all 3 posts (see photo). I've read that I should use eyebolts and turnbuckles to tighten the wires, but how thick should the wire be? Is 3mm too thick?
I was also thinking about threading the wire on the outside of the post (furthest from the summer house), so I can use less eye bolts and turnbuckles. Any recommendations or pointers are welcome, we're novices at this and am sure we will learn from a lot of mistakes.
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It was easy to put up (last autumn) easy to tension, and easy to retension - so far so good
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
And it’s made in Sheffield, so it is good.
Re: honeysuckle. We don't live in a very wet area, but the soil is always fairly moist as we have a river flowing along the bottom of the garden. Has anyone got any other suggestions for climbers?
Retensioning the gripple wire is easy. Just hold the 'gripper' bit and pull the wire taught - job done. Mine is still very taught from september last year
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I was thinking I would probably only need 8 plants spaced about 40-50cm apart to fill the area, and will probably go for 2 different species to add a bit of contrast.
Is there anything I should avoid with climbers?
Think about after care and annual pruning - Viticellas are cut back hard every year in late winter/early spring. That will affect a star jasmine when you pull off the dead growth but be of less concern to a rose. If you do go for clematis, check for planting depth, soil improvers, feeding regime and watering. They are fabulous plants but hungry and thirsty, especially when getting established. Some, like Pendragon, are perfumed so double whammy.
The clematis growing through it is C.viticella Julia Correvon
The star jasmine is evergreen and the clematis is cut to the ground mid-Feb every year and it covers a similar area
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.