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Chicken wire trellises make good use of small spaces, as the peas can grow on either side of the wire. ... Bury the bottom of the window frame into the container with gardening soil, wrap the chicken wire around it and then plant your peas.

Fencing Material Peas love to climb up chicken wire because it is easy for the tendrils to wrap around the small gauge wire. If you have an old window frame, carefully remove the glass and staple chicken wire in its place.Apr 27, 2012

Provide a trellis or pole to support the pea vines. Peas can be grown without support; however, they will grow and produce much better with support.

• Pea trellises are something of an American folk art form. There are great ideas for “staking” peas here. Notice how neat and orderly most are. We especially like the container teepee made out of green sticks in the first link (yes, peas can be grown in containers; hanging baskets allow them to trail beautifully and climb the hanging chains).

• With a Master's degree in Sustainable Development, Susette has taught herself, and now teaches others, how to live a sustainable lifestyle. Trellises for peas and sweet peas can be simply made from stakes and thick twine. You can also use chicken wire or fencing wire, but the easiest support to make is firmly attached twine.

• You can also use chicken wire or fencing wire, but the easiest support to make is firmly attached twine. No matter what kind of trellis you use in your garden to hold up peas, it will involve some tying.

For best results, peas need at least six to eight hours of full sun exposure daily. Pea plants will tolerate partial shade (especially in the hottest part of the day), but they will grow slower.

Green peas don't need a trellis, but pods will be easier to pick when vines are held upright. If you're using a trellis, insert it prior to planting. Use netting, stakes, and string, a wood frame trellis covered with chicken wire, metal fencing, or a collection of twiggy branches stuck into the ground among the plants.

• Take Measurements. First,examine the location you would like to install the trellis. Take measurements to determine the size of the wood frame you’d like to create.
• Build the Trellis Wood Frame. Using a saw,cut the wood 2x2s to the desired size. ...
• Attach the Remesh Panel to Wood Frame. With the wood frame still on a flat work surface,lay the sheet of remesh wire on top of the backside ...
• Install the Trellis. Unlike option one (where we attached the stakes to the trellis first),we typically put the stakes in place and then attach the trellis after.

• Obtain a trellis for your tomatoes to grow on when the plants are still young. Secure the trellis directly next to the tomato plant if the plant is already growing, or else place a potted tomato plant next to the trellis.

• A trellis is a solid vertical support (which itself may rest against a solid wall, fence, or facade) while an arbor is a freestanding garden element. An arbor acts as an entryway but garden designers often use trellises as screens to create privacy or to screen unsightly elements.

• Staking. Although your yellow crookneck squash does not require a trellis, like vining squashes, it does benefit from some support. The large leaves become heavy and can tip the entire plant, especially under high winds. A plant stake or wire cage around the plant stabilizes it and protects it from the weather.