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mandolls said:I am new to ATP, and am just cruising around the site. I am surprised that I don't see examples of these posted. Cattle panel - found at farm supply stores at about $20 each make great arch trellises. The panels are 16' X 4'

I pound 18" rebar into the ground, leaving 6" above, and wire the cattle panels to the rebar, using 3 pieces of rebar on each side.

I have 6 of them in my kitchen garden. One for the entrance, two on each side and one in the back. I use them for cukes, beans, tomatoes, and this year I started a few grapevines.

Awesome! My wife and I want one or two arched trellis's, but have been wary of the cost of traditional wood ones, or even metal ones. For example, $400 for a metal arched trellis at Molbak's. Thank you very much for this great tip! How flexible are they? IOW, are they difficult at all to bend into an arch?