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lvyao Katy, TX Jul 31, 2009

Wow, Stephanie! Awesome pictures! Thanks for sharing. What do you use to make the trellis net? I might try it in my garden too.

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Gymgirl SE Houston (Hobby), TX(Zone 9a) Jul 31, 2009

Steph,
You have just GOT to shoot some close-ups of that pivoting trellis, pretty please? From several angles, so we can make out the detail of how your DDDDDDH! made it.

Thanks!

Linda

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londa1022 Detroit, MI(Zone 6a) Jul 31, 2009

This is a picture of my packman broccoli what happening to them? I did go and cut the tops off of some to see if I would get side shuts or get them to blossom. What else can I do?

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Gymgirl SE Houston (Hobby), TX(Zone 9a) Jul 31, 2009

Londa1022,
Your broccoli looks like it's about to flower and go to seed.

I watched all my broccoli make the same buttercup yellow blossom and then it threw out seed pods. It was my first time growing them. They made beautiful full heads of broccoli, but I didn't cut them right away.

I was so fascinated with how they were growing that I just "observed" them right past the picking stage and on into the seeding stage!

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londa1022 Detroit, MI(Zone 6a) Jul 31, 2009

OH MY GOSH! it looks like I missed the boat huh? Is there anything else I can do? and is the same thing happening to my Lettuce also? and what in the world do I do with the seeds? can I use them next year and if so how do I prepare them for next year?

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londa1022 Detroit, MI(Zone 6a) Jul 31, 2009

I don't know if you are experienced or not, I'm not very experienced at all I'm going to upload a picture of my canteloupe because it's my first time with them also.

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londa1022 Detroit, MI(Zone 6a) Jul 31, 2009

this may be a better picture of my canteloupe as well as other things that I've planted.

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stephanietx Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a) Aug 01, 2009

I have several pics of the trellis, Linda. I'll see if I can't put something together for you.

We used some kind of string we had on hand. I think DH said it was rot-proof string or something like that, so it's probably some kind of nylon based string.

Here's the pic of the beans climbing the trellis.

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annabelle790 Tucson, AZ(Zone 8b) Aug 01, 2009

Steph,

How big should the bean plants be when you start them on a trellis?

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stephanietx Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a) Aug 01, 2009

Well, we put the trellis just after they sprouted and were tall enough to thin. They figured out how to do the climbing themselves. I know some people put their trellises at planting time. I can tell you one thing, the sooner you do it, the better.

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feldon30 Houston, TX(Zone 9a) Aug 03, 2009

I think 3 by 12 is an ideal garden bed size. Much less bending over.

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