Art? Handcrafted yes, artful, not so much. Simple? Yes! Effective? Yes! Architecturally precise? To be determined.
Materials: 1/4' and 1/2' bamboo cane and twine (jute, sisal, and an unknown kitchen twine (likely cotton)).
Purpose (Arbor): 4' x 4' (3x4 once set in soil) The arbor is specifically to hold up a Luffa gourd vine and the (hopefully) abundant produce.
Purpose (Trellis): For Sugar Daddy snap peas.
Purpose (TeePees aka little oil derricks): Beans, beans, and more beans! While these are only 4', I am going to have to wrap the 6' over the 4' this weekend to provide enough climb space. Already the vines are scrambling for more.
Lashing bamboo is simple and so simply complicated. . .
I lashed that bamboo as close to authentic as possible. The joints were remarkably stable. I used a (too) long doubled up twine and ended up with the pretty solid and thick joints, but better that it holds up together rather than with so much less, right?
My fingers at the end of building these were simple and complicated, too. . . Oops, I meant, the faintest of blisters from winding so much of the prickly twine had all but failed to prudce the grandest of blisters. Had I any smarts, I would have purchased simple arbors, trellises. nah, this was much more fun and my family will not know what to do once I remove that little arbor from the kitchen and set it to action!
The Arbor: Seedling is not yet tall enough to utilize, but looking forward to the transition! It is sized to fit particular pots and tied at a slight angle which straighten with the soil pressure. Works beautiful!
The Trellis styles: The snap peas are loving it so far.
The Plain ol' sticks: Place in dirt, guide vine. Not very effective on the pole runners.
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