Things You'll Need:
- Galvanized Tension Wire
- 8 1 5/8 X 8ft Galvanized Pipes
- 4 Aluminum Eye Tops
- 4 Aluminum Gate Ell' s with Bolts and Nuts
- Duct Tape
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Step 1
Pipe placed into the ground.Determine your location for the trellis. Have your grape plant on one side of the trellis. Make an 8 foot by 8 foot square. At each corner place one pipe into the ground. They should go into the ground at least 1- 1 1/2 feet deep.
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Step 2
Gate Ell at the top of the pipe.Add the Gate Ell' s to the tops off each pipe.
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Step 3
Pipe connected to Eye top with Duct Tape.Add an aluminum Eye top to a separate 8 foot pipe. Place the end into the open end of the Gate Ell and secure. Again place another Eye top in the opposite end and place this into another Gate Ell. Repeat this on the other two bars. At this point you should have three bars secured together with two eye tops attached to the top bar.
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Step 4
Eye top secured with Duct Tape at top of trellis.Connect one bar to the Eye tops on the front and one for the back. Use duct tape to secure this for now. At this point all the bars are connected.
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Step 5
Secure the wire around the top and side poles.Add the galvanized wire to the side where the grape plants have been planted. Make Horizontal and Vertical lines weaving at the intersections the wires for strength. Space the lines about 1 foot apart. Add the lines on the top in the same fashion. Use all four poles to secure the wire.
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Step 6
Overview of Completed Trellis.You are now ready to plant the grape plants and enjoy the vines.
