In yet another effort to use everything that we can get our hands on Meg grabbed some plum branches that were being pruned. The idea is to strip them of their bark, sink them into one of our raised beds, lash them together at the top with the stripped bark and use them for our cucumbers to vine.
Here is how she did it.
You will need:
- branches of a sapling
- a knife
- bucket filled with water
- pruning shears
First trim back all of the leafy branches leaving the strong main branch.
Hold onto those smaller branches though. You will need them.
After scoring the length of the branch peel back the bark
Soak bark for 15 to 20 minutes
Choose your location for the tripod
Using the soaked bark lash the tops together
Using the smaller branches begin your trellis. Lashing
sets of branches using bark.
Plant your cukes...
...stand back and admire.
All in all the the project took around an hour and was fairly simple to do. Plus, it looks really cool in the garden.
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