With @farm-mom wanting to grow peas where we had planted this beautiful flowering vine and still wanting to grow this delicate flower, it was time for me to get busy. Every time I go to this pile of wood that we milled, I think of the money we save by not having to go to a lumber yard.
This 1"x6"x12'piece of pine would have cost us $19.98 at a big box store. If you buy 10 pieces or more, the price drops to $16.98 what a deal, ripoff. for this project, I used 12 boards and the cost would have been $203.76 plus tax. At that price, this DIY project wouldn't have happened.
The first step was to cut a couple of boards in half, for the uprights of the trellis.
When using a table saw, adjust the height of the blade just high enough to clear the top of the wood. If things go array, adjusting the blade to this height surely will still cause some damage to a finger or two, but at least you won't lose a hand if the blade was above the wood by an inch or more.
Using a chop saw, I cut all of the pieces of wood to make two planter boxes.
Drilling two rows of holes in the bottom of the boxes will ensure that the planter boxes can drain off any excess water.
Here is a pic of the fabricated boxes.
With two legs of the trellis and the cross member installed, this setup will be duplicated on the other portion of the fence.
I installed the screws that the string will hang from before fastening it to the uprights. There's no reason to do all of this screwing while on a ladder. Safety first should always be on your mind!
With one setup completed and the other one started around the corner, my imagination could already picture a wall of vines reaching for the sky.
I used a piece of break metal to attach the two trellises together. Doing this added a lot of strength to the stanchions
With this part of the project completed it was time to fill the planter boxes with dirt and attach the string to the screws.
After tying the lines to the first two sets of screws it was time to call for some help. With Robin tying off the bottom while I tied off the top, I didn't have to constantly climb up and down the ladder.
Here's the finished project, just waiting for the seeds to be planted and ready to support the vines which can climb to the sky for 11 feet before reaching the top.
There's nothing like completing a project and then standing back to admire what one has accomplished.
If you have never seen a morning glory, here it is. Hopefully, within a few months, the vines will have reached the heavens and they will be loaded with this delicate flower.
