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In my last video, I introduced two bars trellis.
A lot of vegetable gardeners are very interested to see
how we built our EMT structure.
This video will show you that.
Like I have said many times,
different people do things different ways.
What fits your situation is the best.
So I encourage you to think it through,
plan it well and do it in your own way.
First, understand what you have and what you want to do,
and make a plan.
I have a 40x14 square ft vegetable garden
vegetable garden and I want a strong structure
that I can use for trellis.
I will need three rows in the middle of my raised bed,
the height will not be higher than my fence.
In our area, sometime it can be very windy.
A single trellis full with vines
is easy to be blown over.
So in my plan I added tubes between trellises
which make it into frame structure.
To hold the poles in ground,
my husband came out with this great idea.
This will hold the pole very well.
Besides holding the pole,
the nail in the block will seat the pole,
and prevent PVC sliding in the concrete
PVC will protect EMT from contacting soil
at the same time drain any water from top
so the EMT will not get rusty easily.
The nail on top will hold EMT and PVC together
so the pole will not wobble too much.
In case you want to tear the pole off,
unscrew and take the pole off.
Keep the block in ground so you can easily set the pole up again.
Second, get all the components together.
You can get EMT, PVC, blocks, concrete,
and the tools you need to cut, mix, drill, dig
from Homedepot or Lowes.
My EMT fittings were ordered online.
Google "canopy fittings".
1" diameter fittings will work for 3/4" EMT tube.
For cutting EMT tubes,
you can buy a simple tool like this.
I believe they are available online or any tool stores.
I used different tool that we already had in house.
Third, let start to build.
Cut the PVC pipe into 16 inches.
Drill a hole at about 2 inches from the bottom of PVC.
The hole should be big enough to put through a nail.
Fill the block with mixed concrete.
Keep PVC pipe upright in the concrete and compact the concrete.
Let the anchors sit for a week.
Slide an EMT pole in PVC all the way to the bottom.
Drill a hole through both PVC and EMT.
Insert the screw and tighten the nut.
Locate trellis poles position in your garden.
Dig a hole which big and deep enough to bury the block.
The PVC pipe should be just above the ground.
You may need to adjust the hole size few times
to get the block bury properly.
Again, this is hard work.
Be careful and don't hurt yourself.
There is always easier way.
You can knock the pole into ground directly.
EMT should be able to last one or two years
even in the soil.
In my case, we want to keep the poles longer in garden,
And have the flexibility to tear and install
The anchors will be in the soil
as long as we want it there
To make the trellis neat.
It is important that the poles line up well
and they are cut at the same height above the ground.
My husband used laser to set the cutting points for the poles.
Again, choose what fits your condition.
Finally, install the fittings and bars.
Cut the tubes if necessary.
I suggest to take the poles to the place you want to install.
Mark the length that will fit and then cut it.
Tape measurement or calculation may not be accurate.
Here are few tips.
Top bar usually holds most of the weight on the trellis,
so you want it to be strong and stable.
so a connected bar is not recommended.
Sliding the EMT tube all the way in fittings
will also make it more stable.
For middle bar,
you want it to be easy to get removed for growing non-climbing vegetables.
Cut the middle bar about 2 inches shorter.
Make sure it is long enough
to reach the fitting screws at both ends
and short enough to slide it out the fitting easily,
You may need to take it to where you want it to be
and determine where to cut.
You can always choose moving middle bar up
instead of tearing it.
In my case I have to raise the whole row up
because they are all connected.
If you have a big square garden area like mine.
I suggest you to install middle bars between two trellises.
This will make the trellis structure more stable and strong.
If you don't want to build a frame structure,
you can think about a twin trellises
which is also strong.
Both these single trellis and twin trellises
were easy built.
Knock the poles in soil,
keep them the same height,
and install the fittings and bars.
For beginners, you can start making a single or twin trellises
until you have more confidence and experience
to build a long lasting frame structure.
Now you have your trellises set-up.
To keep your vegetable vines neat and productive,
you should also learn how to direct the vines,
prune them and maintain them.
I will continue to post videos
that show you how to grow different kinds of vegetables.
Please subscribe and come back for more.
Thank you for your time.
I will see you soon.