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Tomato Trellis
This tomato trellis will allow your tomatoes to grow tall and strong!
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- 3–5.8 hours
- Cost
- $$
Cut list
| Part | Qty | T × W × L | Material | ✓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 2 | 2" × 4" × 44" | — | ☐ |
| Middle Brace (5º Angle) | 2 | 2" × 4" × 28" | — | ☐ |
| Top | 2 | 2" × 4" × 36" | — | ☐ |
| Sides (5º Angle) | 4 | 2" × 4" × 87" | — | ☐ |
| Rails | 4 | 2" × 2" × 74" | — | ☐ |
Materials
| Item | Qty | ✓ |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar 2x4, 2x4x8 | 7 board | ☐ |
| Cedar 2x6, 2x6x8 | 2 board | ☐ |
| Black welded wire fencing (3'x50') | 1 each | ☐ |
| Fence Staples (3/4") 1 lbs | 1 each | ☐ |
| Blue-Kote™ Pocket-Hole Screws (50 ct) | 1 each | ☐ |
| 3" deck screws | 16 each | ☐ |
| Tomato Trellis Clips (100ct) | 1 each | ☐ |
| Rollerhook (25ct) | 1 each | ☐ |
Overall cost: $$. Lumber varies by region, species, and season, so we give a band rather than a figure.
Tools
- Drill / Driver
- Impact Driver
- Miter Saw
- Pocket Hole Jig
- Random Orbit Sander
- Table Saw
Instructions
1. Top and Bottom
Cut tops and bottoms to length.
2. Details top and bottom
We wanted to round the bottoms and cut a cove on the tops. Using a roll of tape as a guide we traced the radius on the tops and bottoms and cut with a Jig saw
3. Sanding Corners
Use an Oscillating sander to clean up the cuts.
4. Cut the sides
We cut the sides using the miter saw at a 5° angle on both ends and laid them out so the bottom of the side is 3" from the edge and the tops are 6" from the edge
5. Drilling Pocket Holes
Drill pocket holes to attach the top and bottom to the sides
Tip: Water drainage Drill the pocket holes so they are facing down, this will allow them to shed any water.
6. Side assembly
Assemble the sides using 2 1/2 Blue-Kote screws, then measure the middle bracing 18" from the bottom of the side-bottom. mark (28 3/4"), cut, pocket hole and install.
Tip: This middle brace should be the height of the garden bed.
7. welded wire fencing
Attach welded wire fencing to the inside of both sides using fence staples. Cut excess fencing with diagonal cutters (we went from the middle brace up)
8. Assemble
We ripped a 2x6 in half for the braces to connect the two halves. We used deck screws to assemble the 2 sides to the rails.
9. Rollerhooks
Install roller hooks and use trellis clips to train your tomato plant up the line.
Tip: I used the same fence staples to install the roller hooks. If I had to do it again I would run a wire from one side of the trellis to the other and hang them from that.
