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@speedengineer

I forget what your trellis looks like. Is it several horizontal wires in a vertical plane? Is the plan to establish a permanent horizontal cordon on the lowest wire, and then run all the laterals up vertically across the other wires?

after consulting with @vitog i decided to go with a vertical plane trellis with multiple cordons:

Building a simple Kniffen-style trellis when it isn't simple at all

i had been mocking up a few ideas from a t trellis to a vertical one for my hardy kiwis. my span is only 20’ and its my first go at it so i went with the cheapest solution and did a vertical one with t posts and 2x4s: [image] [image] its using 10’ 2x4s for bracing at the top and 8’ t posts set 2’ in ground. was going to use chain link fence materials but that would significantly increase the cost. completely underestimated drilling holes in the t posts. take it slow and chip away at it. lit…

@speedengineer

Once that cordon is well established, I’d like to think the bunny issue won’t be too bad? Vigorous growth goes from bud to shoot so quickly, maybe the bunnies would miss their window of opportunity?

i hope so. its only a 20’ run so a short fence(i have plenty laying around) wouldnt be too terrible to protect it.