We show you how to make a cattle panel arch that can handle Florida storms and whatever vines you can grow on it! We show you how to tie them in to make them straight and firm. We also show you how to use t-posts and those t-post clips that come with them to secure the panels.
The arched trellis we will build is going to be the future home of many pumpkin and squash vines, plus it will act as a main feature of our garden once completed. We use two full panels to make an 8 foot long arch and we can add to in the future if we decide to go bigger.
This is a little longer than our previous videos… we'd rather take the time to explain everything as best as we can than to have someone get halfway through a build and find out we didn't talk about something. Please use the chapter marks to skip around if there's a section you aren't interested in.
Markers:
0:00 Intro
0:40 What size to build?
1:30 Parts
2:30 Orienting the panel
4:30 Using straps to shape the panel
7:30 Sizing the panel width
8:45 Adjusting the panel - resizing
9:40 Placing T-Posts
11:05 Completed arch trellis
12:20 Securing a second panel - extending the arch
13:10 Installing t-post clips
14:16 Conclusion
Update: Some details people have regularly asked that we didn't explicitly address in the video...
The panels are 16 foot long and 50 inches in height.
The t-posts we use are 5'5". If you have really solid ground, you could use shorter posts. If you have loose sandy soil, use longer posts and drive them in further.
You don't have to use "cattle" panels... you can use goat/sheep/hog/deer panel, etc. The panels we use are sold as cattle panels around here, so that's what we call them. We believe these are cattle panel sized with the bottom squares altered to do double duty as hog panels... the store can sell one product for either use.