Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
pea trellis
I have been wanting to build a new pea trellis for weeks, but it has fallen down on the list of important things to do around here. Â The last few years we have built a bamboo teepee and hung netting around it. Â Last year we tried this wonderful jute netting, which the squirrels quickly chewed through, thus making a mess of my dear pea plants. Â This year, I had a slightly different idea – an A frame of bamboo with twine providing the vertical support. Â Tom helped out with the binding (he is the knot man!). Â No squirrelly problems thus far, and it gives me such joy to look at the kitchen window and see the trellis, with the peas trying to reach up and grow.