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font-size:12.0pt; Find a sunny spot in your garden, and plant a few of the new, improved selections. If you choose to have a completely chemical-free trellis, you may choose to wax your poles with a natural product, like beeswax. mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-generic-font-family:roman; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; {font-family:Calibri; Generally, wood is used for end posts, with anchor posts to provide further support. I have yet to add the horizontal support wires. mso-paper-source:0;} With the blackberries supported and easily accessible, you can quickly pick ripe blackberries without bending or crouching down. the ends of wire meet, thread each end through the gripple, allowing for mso-style-type:export-only; But the cross bars have to very strong at the ends. Just do not want to rebuild the trellis again in 5 years. the ends of wire meet, thread each end through the gripple, allowing for mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}size:8.5in 11.0in; Set metal T-style posts every 15 to 20 feet in the row. mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} All my newer berry plantings are done with t posts. Shift Trellis and Rotating Cross-arm Trellis, Crowded canopy increases disease pressure and makes harvest more difficult, Allows greater light penetration into the canopy, higher yields than a single post, Air circulation is greater; decreased disease pressure, Using fence posts, horizontal wires can be moved up or down to accommodate a cultivars vigor, Opens canopy for higher yields and improved air circulation, Can retrofit from an I-trellis without having to install new posts, Wire height cannot be adjusted once cross-arms are installed, Wires set too high establish fruiting zone beyond reach of labor, Easier harvest; all fruit is on one side of the canopy, Can be covered in winter to minimize cold temperature cane injury. round, wooden end posts, 4 diameter, 4 galvanized margin-left:.5in; margin-right:0in; p.MsoListParagraphCxSpLast, li.MsoListParagraphCxSpLast, div.MsoListParagraphCxSpLast mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; a 2x4 horizontally between the T-post pair at each end of the row. Learn how to build a DIY T post wood blackberry trellis, including height, spacing, dimensions and tools needed. mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; The Easy Pickin's Blackberry Trellis is a no-hassle way to grow and pick blackberries, even in the smallest of spaces! p.MsoListParagraph, li.MsoListParagraph, div.MsoListParagraph 2 (vertical): Easy Pickin's Blackberry Trellis keeps blackberries and other trailing fruits and vegetables erect . font-size:12.0pt; the above three steps until the hole is full and packed in tightly (about four Paige Burns, County Extension Director, NC mso-pagination:widow-orphan; Thank you for your support! mso-level-tab-stop:none; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; barbed staples or poultry staples,