Some plants strive upwards, but cannot find support on their own. Their tendrils are naturally either too thin or too soft, or both. But so that no growth is stunted on the ground, we should offer it a climbing aid. Anyone can easily and cheaply build them themselves.

While some climbing plants can handle tethering, others need sturdier climbing aids

Different climbers

Many types of plants need a firm hold when tendrils. If you look closely, you will notice that they hold on to it differently. The following list names the most well-known groups with some typical representatives.

  • Petiole Vine: Clematis, peas, bottle gourd, nasturtium
  • Self-climbing: ivy, virginia creeper, climbing hydrangea
  • Spreading climbers: blackberries, climbing roses, firethorn
  • twiners: fire beans, convolvulus; kiwi

Requirements for climbing aids

It depends on the type of plant how the climbing aid has to be designed to really be a supporting aid. The way in which she conquers the climbing aid plays a role, as does her weight, which the scaffolding has to carry. Clarify these points before choosing the material for the trellis.

Leaf stem anchors have a rather low weight, so the framework does not have to be very stable. It mainly consists of thin cords, rods, ropes, etc. Thick staffs cannot be embraced.

More stable cable systems or wooden lattices have to be provided for spread climbers. Snails require strong, vertical staves to twine around.

self-climbing

Self-climbers can cling to walls with their adhesive organs and thus manage without additional climbing aids. However, they leave such serious traces and sometimes damage the substance that a climbing aid is strongly recommended.

Climbing aid for twiners

This trellis is the easiest to build, as you only need one sufficiently sturdy stake per plant. It is best to put this close to the ground when sowing or planting out, so that the young plant can easily reach it.

  • thick bamboo sticks or sticks
  • Metal or plastic sticks from the garden center

The poles have the advantage that they are mobile and can be in a different place as a climbing aid the following year.

tips

Corn is an ideal, living climbing aid for fire beans, which also gives us delicious corn on the cob. As soon as the corn has reached a height of approx. 30 cm, 3-5 beans are planted next to each stalk.

Stable and durable trellis

If you grow your own vegetables in the garden, you can certainly use a stable climbing aid. Various plants can climb on it alternately. Below are the instructions for a two meter long trellis.

  1. Get three sturdy wooden posts 2 m long and a net approx. 3 m long. The mesh size should be 10 x 10 mm. A non-slip material that is also weather-resistant is ideal.
  2. Drive a stake about 50 cm deep into the ground. You can use suitable ground sockets so that the wood is better protected from soil moisture.
  3. Drive the other two stakes in a straight line, each 1m apart.
  4. Stretch the net over the entire surface and fasten it firmly to the three wooden posts.

Wall scaffolding as a climbing aid

If you want to grow a creeper close to a building, you should provide it with scaffolding as soon as possible. Since it cannot easily be expanded or replaced later, it must be large enough from the start to support the fully grown plant. Sturdy slats made of weather-resistant wood are ideal.

  • Ensure air circulation between plant and wall
  • There must be a distance of at least 10 cm to the wall
  • mount appropriate spacers
  • then attach two long slats vertically
  • if necessary several
  • attach crossbars to it
  • leave a gap of approx. 30 to 40 cm between them

tips

You can also pre-assemble small scaffolding first and then connect it firmly to the wall.

Climbing aid for potted plants

Climbing plants are popular as balcony greening because they quickly provide a dense privacy screen. They usually grow in a bucket or balcony box and need a climbing aid. You can easily build this yourself from a few bamboo sticks.

  • Stick 2 long bamboo sticks into the ground
  • attach 3-5 short bamboo sticks horizontally to it
  • each with a distance of approx. 20 cm
  • Use wool threads, cable ties or binding wire
  • tie in a fan shape if necessary; narrow below, broader above

tips

Some plants cannot hold on to the climbing aid and therefore have to be tied up at regular intervals.

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