Morning Glories: MG supports, 1 by atenkley

atenkley wrote:
Probably the most economical large scale support system would be rows with posts every 20 feet or so, with taught wire strung between top and bottom. Then take string and zig-zag up and down, with the bottom point at each MG plant. This gives two strings for each MG plant to climb. I did this last year and it worked very well....except that when you plant different varieties side by side, they mingle as they approach the top...

This year I'm using the same structure (top wire only), and using a single stake at each plant, with the stake tied off to the wire, which gives it support. This way I can also keep individual plants separate. I'm using cane for the stakes, as it grows locally and is free for the cutting. It is a tall, tough, perennial grass (can grow 12 - 15 ft tall) and the dried stalks are a lot like bamboo..though not quite as tough or strong.

What do you want to do with 10 acres of MGs! Large scale seed production? Do you envision large blocks of a single strain, or multitudes of individual strains. You could do some massive F2 growouts!

Here is a picture of some of my set up this year: http://davesgarden.com/forums/fp.php?pid=3418431

Here is a picture of one of my plants twining on the cane. - Arlan