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| I planted Triple Crown blackberries last year and built a trellis using information mostly from this forum. I couldn't brace it with back stays so I braced it from the inside. |
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| Here is another photo of the build. |
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| Photo of the top brace |
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| Edit I removed a duplicate image. |
This post was edited by calfee on Mon, Jun 23, 14 at 12:10
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| Here is the bottom brace. I had to redo the trellis because one 4X4 pulled out after a rain storm once I put tension on the wires. I cemented in the posts with the holes larger at the bottom and screwed anchoring cleats at the bottom of the posts. It has been fine since then. |
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- Posted by nyRockFarmer none (My Page) on Mon, Jun 23, 14 at 14:55
| Nice! However, I would have to incorporate a netting support that is easy to apply and remove without tearing. The birds around here will clean out any berries/cherries that they can see and grab. They don't even wait for them to ripen completely. |
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- Posted by thepodpiper 6 (My Page) on Mon, Jun 23, 14 at 18:03
| Love the brace idea. Kudos to you. |
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- Posted by Fascist_Nation USDA 9b, Sunset 13, (My Page) on Mon, Jun 23, 14 at 20:12
| Net support would be easy. Just run a wire on top of the two top posts and hang netting over it and secure at the bottom. If the net sags too much in the middle set a couple of 1/2" dia. (#4) 2' rebar halfway into the ground on either side in the middle and loop a 10-20' 1/2" id PVC tube over the rack to support the net in the middle. Repeat in between if needed. |
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