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trellising peas-how strong?

mandolls
11 years ago

Yesterday I put together a trellis for some of my peas. They are in a 12ft. row down the middle of a raised bed. I put in 7, 4ft. high bamboo poles, so about 2.5 ft apart and wove a strong nylon twine zig zagging between them.

What worries me now is whether that will be strong enough to support the weight of the vines. The peas are planted densely about 75 plants in the 12 ft. row, 1-2 " apart. I can fasten the end poles to the sides of the bed to help keep tension in the structure, but I am wondering if I need to increase the number of poles for overall strength. I have no idea how heavy 75 pea vines are.

Any advice?

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