Quick tip to save time and frustration. Easily mark a fraction of the wood by holding the tape measure at an angle to the wood (not 90 degrees across), at a number that easily divides by the fraction you need. So for marking a 5.5” piece into thirds, put the tape measure across the wood at an angle so it reads 6”, then mark it at 2” and 4” to have perfect thirds.

@KyleT1990

2 жыл бұрын

And account for the thickness of the blade

@olheghtt

Жыл бұрын

Old Carpenters Trick I was going to write that myself then saw you had it here, also, you can use a pair of vice grips clamped onto the sled of your saw and use that for a straightedge.

@BookieLukie21

Жыл бұрын

This is the "dad knowledge" many of us need! Thank you!

@block4565

Ай бұрын

😂this is advice for school smart people not real world people. That shit is frustrating and time consuming. Eyeball it and you're done.. nature isn't symmetrical so I don't kid myself wasting time on the trivial Ps. The school system was created to build a nation of workers, not thinkers. The crooked creeps like Rockefeller, Vanderbilt and the like needed sheep to work in their factories, so they created the General Education System... so book smarts ain't nothing to be proud of.

James, your positivity goes a long way. I've been watching your videos for a few years, and just smile. From tomatoes to Tuck, I've learned a ton, and am always excited for the next video! Keep up the great work, and keep doing your thing!!!

@bruce_daddy

Жыл бұрын

"WHAT'S going on growers!!" always puts me in a good mood.

Thanks for the solid design Tuck, glad you let James help you with this adventure. 👍

Already spent my garden budget for this year so using my bamboo sticks and chicken wire to make a trellis and attaching it to a T post to hold it also I saved my mammoth sunflowers stalks from last year to use as well. I've expanded my garden this year and wow the cost, so I got creative and everything I see I naturally look at as how I could use it in my garden. I'm using a old box spring with all the fabric off as a drying station for garlic and onions and when done it's going to be a trellis, it may not be the prettiest but when the plants grow you can't even see it and it grows tons of food 🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌱🌱

Best modern gardener out there right now is James Prigioni, if you ask this guy. Very informative, engaging, excitement that keeps you locked in until the very end. Learned a ton from you, James. Keep up the awesome work!

James I finialy found a Liberty Apple tree thanks to you! Her name is FREEDOM! My husband and I planted together on Sunday at Sunset! Thank you James! You have inspired me more than you know. I am a corprate girl who has a full time job but when I come home I cant wait to get in my garden. My 3rd season. Started 3 years ago with tomatoes now I grow Massive Potatoes, Carrots, Tomatoes (all kinds) still learning there...Radishes, onions HUGE, I failed on Cabbage worms got me but thats ok I am ready for them next year! Tuc HEARTS!!!! we love you!

My husband and I are new to your channel and love watching you and tuck ❤️ thank you for all the good information

I actually recommend *not* securing the strings at the bottom when string trellising. The reason why string trellises are strong is because they move with the wind, which alleviates pressure, similar to what skyscrapers do. When you fix the strings at the ground level, they become rigid like a stake, so the plants take the full force of the wind. I have been through multiple tropical storms here in Wilmington, NC, using the string trellis method and the key is to never fix the strings down at the bottom. Let them sway.

@jamesprigioni

2 жыл бұрын

Good points and you may be right. My thinking was my tomatoes tied to bamboo stakes tend to do better with the wind than my string tied ones. Also when the tomatoes are relatively young the strong spring winds would blow the plants and the strings would yank at the root system. This is my first year doing it though, and it seems to be going well so far but it’s still early.

@TheMillennialGardener

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesprigioni this is what I've found: 1. With hard objects that aren't mobile, like fruit trees and rigid plants, they do best with staking, because wind can break them since they aren't flexible. When you're planting something like an apple tree or peach tree, you should stake them with a fixed stake to add additional structural rigidity to the tree and help anchor the roots. 2. For vining plants like indeterminate tomatoes and cucumbers, the vines are naturally flexible, so you're better working with them than against them by fixing them to something hard. If you look at how hurricanes hit tropical locations, you'll see the hardwood trees snapped and broken and the palm trees unharmed. That's because the palm trees aren't made of wood and flex, so they can bend with the wind and alleviate the pressure. We get so many storms down here that I've found the indeterminate tomatoes and cucumbers want to blow in the breeze and flex with the wind, because when you grow them tight against an object, they hit their stress/strain point and can break. I had to stop staking my vines here due to the winds, and the string trellising has been magical for me.

@dangolfishin

Жыл бұрын

​@@TheMillennialGardener for maters you just secure them with clips or?? I was planning on anchoring my strings and just wrapping the plants around them as they grow. I don't think they would hold if the strings aren't anchored but I haven't tried it yet

@TheMillennialGardener

Жыл бұрын

@@dangolfishin I like not securing the strings at all, placing a clip every 12-18 inches and in between clips, wrap the stems once or twice. I find wrapping the stems cut into the stem much more than the clips. The clips help alleviate some of the pressure when placed underneath a strong leaf node.

Perfect timing! And with wood being the price it is, nice to see how it can be done with one piece of wood!

@jamesprigioni

2 жыл бұрын

Let’s Gooo! Yeah def, only $21

I APPRECIATE how exacting you are when you explain things! It's so helpful for folks like me who are just now dabbling into DIY!! 🤩

I just love your channel, I am a master gardener and I taught a class using your info on making your hoop house. They loved it! I printed out the supply list and put your channel on the directions. Many of the other gardeners built one and the hoop house that I demonstrated is right in the middle of the fenced in area we call the Learning garden! Thank you for sharing your build and garden with us all.

James, I woke up this morning and wanted to know how to trellis my cucumbers. As soon as I opened KZread, this video popped up, I haven’t even searched anything yet. Too cool! Thanks for everything, man!

You can get FREE WOOD in odd sizes like 5/4 inches at places like Home Depot and Lowe's, if you are there at the right time. That wood is used to palletize lumber in the normal sizes. When the pallets are unloaded onto the store shelves, the odd-sized wood is simply thrown away. Sometimes it is hardwood, but usually softwood. The pieces are perfectly good for gardening or garden shelving. They come in various lengths, but none are very long, usually under 4 feet long. They have a groove cut into one side, but that is fine in many applications, and *_they are free!_*

You’re the best James! Always sharing usable and doable ideas for my garden. I LOVE little Tuck so much…he’s such a sweet presence while you share your passion for gardening. Thank you so much for all that you do and share!

Always a pleasure to see you two ❤️ Hello Tuck! Great job on helping James with the build! 💜 Keep these coming, James...you rock!

Lots of hearts for Tuck. Thanks for the encouragement.

James...brilliant gardener...awesome personality and a really good teacher ! Thank you for the fantastic videos .

Just ordered new merch and I must say the quality is so good I keep coming back for more😉. Being a jersey girl myself and seeing all the progress Tuck is having🐾🥕 makes me 😊 life is so short and I can't get enough of that little guy❤️ thanks James 🫐

@jamesprigioni

2 жыл бұрын

That makes me happy to hear you are liking the merch and the quality. I chose shirts that were a little more expensive, but I think the higher quality makes them more wearable which makes me think you can get more bang for the buck in the long run. I love to hear you are still a Jersey girl at heart, my sister moved to the west coast last year and she will always be a Jersey girl at heart too. Yeah Tuck is getting older now and it makes me sad when I think about it. He is slowing down and sleeping more, I would be lost without the little guy.

@jenniferanderson8050

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesprigioni I live in Hammonton NJ and the 🫐 are huge this year, I wear all my merch and love to talk with people that ask me about it and who you and Tuck are. I'm proud to share all your advice and send them your way. I grow team Tuck every year🐾

Thanks so much. This just solved my solution for my fall and winter squash that I’ll be growing out of my compost bin.

I made my pea trellis by fixing two old metal broom handles to the sides of one of my raised beds, and then running baling string that I cut from our animal bedding straw bales to and fro along the handles. The peas climbed all over it. I too love finding useless, forgotten things and repurposing them into something I need. My raised beds are made from a 21ft wooden container that came from a supplier with lengths of pipe in it. I cut the box into three pieces, and added new ends, to make 3 x 7 ft beds.

@ourfreedomsong

Жыл бұрын

So creative!!! You are speaking my language!

Blessings to all!

James and Tuck are an absolute inspiration, I've gained so much info from this channel it can't even be comprehended! This channel has brought me from novice container gardener to raised bed builder and looking forward to building trellises for the cucumbers, beans and others! The value you have to amateur gardeners cannot be over looked! Let your passion help drive us all! ❤❤❤❤❤ for Tuck!

🇩🇰🇹🇹I live in Denmark, I don’t have my own garden, nor am I in a situation to have my own garden…and I don’t care too have my own garden in Denmark, doh😖. But I do have near future plans to return to my lovely, my blessed tropical country of Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹 (T&T) then, and only then I will bother myself…Big Time about gardening👩‍🌾. I wish to get into (agriculture) farm gardening. My own private ranch farm in my country, my sweet tropical 🌴 country of T&T, sun ⛅️ ☀️🌞 shining. I also love, admire, adore animal 🦓 🐐🐆🦃🦜🦮🐁🦨so they too will be included on my farm, ranch…it’s obvious🤣. I admire James, and I’m learning a lot. I get so inspired when I watch videos with people planting gardening harvesting, and James have such lovely, beautiful epic garden 🪴. James, you are quite an inspiration to me. Thank you🙏. I love your gardening/garden and Tucker your cute, adorable puppy 🐶

@block4565

Ай бұрын

I hope you get that farm!

Thank you, James, for sharing another informing and inspiring video. Love Tuck 💘

Man this is just what I need... More of this stuff please

Excellent video. I will build this same trellis tomorrow. Thanks James.

@jamesprigioni

2 жыл бұрын

😁❤️

💖 Love Tuck! 💘 James your teaching skills are amazing. 😊

Thank you for all the content, i am starting a big vegetable garden for the first time, and you have helped me tremendously !

Love your little helper

You could put some long hooks on either side for hanging baskets of herbs, flowers, or even more cucumbers. Just a thought and would be beautiful as well.

You are so helpful! Really appreciate your clear direction, and your love and energy. Thank you for sharing such valuable information and tips, I’m certain you have helped so many people.

Thanks for sharing 😁 I'm just starting to see " baby tomatoes " on my Super Sweet 100s 😁❤

@jamesprigioni

2 жыл бұрын

Let’s Gooo! Get ready for more tomatoes than you have ever grown

We love your videos. We really enjoy Tuck. He's so adorable.

@jamesprigioni

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mary! That’s why he’s the boss 🐕❤️

Always a great show, thanks for sharing

If you're not this crafty (no saw etc)... I like to take two tomato cages and put one in the ground... Take the other and flip it upside-down and wire it to the top of the other (wire it in at least 3 places) and it's a tall, nice and sturdy trellis for your cucumbers.

@fixthishouse3303

2 жыл бұрын

I bought some 42” tomato cages this week. $10 each at Home Depot. Ouch!

Hey James (& Tuck) the trellis idea useful for beans, peas, etc. Thanks! Your garden thrives! 🍀💫🥒🍅

Looks good Thanks for the step by step. Hearts to Tuck.

Tuck, you’re the best!

@jamesprigioni

2 жыл бұрын

I second that!

Great video. Love little Tuck 👏🏼♥️❤️♥️❤️

You're becoming my fave explainer. :-) Thanks.

The boss Tucker looking majestic 7:58

Friggin awesome dude. My weekend is almost here. Done deal.

Bro, you are super good at building.

I bet a Tuck edition food forest t shirt would sell out fast.

James!! I love this please do more detailed vids like this. So Helpful! #theboss

This is great, James! Thanks so much for showing us up close how to do this! Even I can do this! Except ripping the wood. I don't have the tools, and didn't really get the measuring for the saw. So I'm thinking that even though it might cost a bit more for the wood, I could buy 2 x 2 boards. I hope that would work. Good health and happiness to you and yours, always!

I seen others add wood ashes to soil and really boost plants, but nearly ruined my dirt by doing so. Plants are not growing, and are a pale green. Great idea on the trellis!!! BOB COX

Thank you James! You and Tuck have inspired and taught me so much!!!

If you don't have a saw to rip down a 2x6 you can just get 3 2x2 furring strips. It won't be as strong but will hold up fine.

Great video. I grow my zucchini vertically also. I remove the bottom leaves as I harvest, and tie it to an old branch I place next to it, similar to the way you use the string. Stuck in the ground and fastened at the top. It's great for pollinators because this makes the flowers more visible.

💞💕for Tuck!!

Good morning from Aus! Great way to start me day!

@jamesprigioni

2 жыл бұрын

Good morning Helen! Glad hear that, me and Tuck hope you have a fantastic day!

Thank you so much james! And for all of your videos. You have been an inspiration for me to keep growing in some of the best ways possible.

Let me tell you something, you’re about to have me using my husband’s saw 😂

@jamesprigioni

2 жыл бұрын

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Love this video! I am growing cucumbers in Jersey too. Made my trellis out of old fence stakes and bamboo stakes with string for climbing. Hope no big storms come along!

Wow nice. Tuck is helping

So helpful. I thank you and Tuck for all that you do!

Always a good day when I watch a new video of yours.

That’s so awesome❣️ You always make things look so easy. 👍🏽👍🏽 The initial work involved always pays for itself multiple times over with all the convenience of the harvests. Thanks so much as always for these valuable tips❣️🥰 ❤️❤️❤️ for Tuck. 😁

Beautiful and not taking too much space! Thanks for sharing!

What great timing. I was just thinking about how to build one of these this week. Thank you!

This is how we did our tomatoes last year and it worked out, so this year we used better wood, stained it too, so we hope the structure lasts into next year. Twine as rope was one thing we changed from our 1st try. We had to use different rope bc the twine deteriorates and breaks easily. Thanks for the helpful videos. Have a nice summer!

I did something similiar but just used bird/deer netting and stapled it tonthe wood. Plants love to climb up it. Also id seal with something like "Garden Seal" off amazon. Prevents seepage into soil and into the wood.

Great video! Wonderful explanation and instructions. Good thing Tuck was there to supervise.❤️

Good stuff James, Ill try this over weekend ! BTW I made a garden box like your instructions on another video and its working great, thank you.

Great video, always love seeing you and Tuck.

G’day James, thanks for sharing such an amazing wealth of “all things gardening” knowledge. We have a tv show here in Aus called Gardening Australia. Between your YT channel and GA…I get inspired each week to grow, produce & harvest. Keep inspiring, sharing & growing…your skills are priceless. Hi5 to you & Tuck ❤️ from cold Sydney Aus 🥶🤗🌻

Wow thanks for sharing. Beautiful job. Hey Tuck ♥️♥️♥️. Love your energy and inspiration

Thanks for the demo…most helpful. Love🤗Tuck!

Thanks for the straight forward directions.

I have branches from a weeping willow, trying to make a trellis for tomatoes and cukes that not only keep the plants upright, but are also flexible and decorative. First year to try, but I think I can design it fairly well.

Good design. Your gardens are looking really nice. Always nice to see Tuck. 💕💕💕

hearts!!! Love seeing Tuck!

Let’s goooo!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ may the boss have a full belly all summer long! 2022 summer let’s go!!!!! You’re such an inspiration

This is a great video and guide to making cucumber trellis

Alright!!!!! Excited to see this. Thanks man.

Let's gooo James!! Thanks for everything, I'm loving my veg garden this year!

@jamesprigioni

2 жыл бұрын

Let's Gooo Jordan! No problem my friend, thanks for being someone who grows 😁

Great build. Thanks for the demo,

I use chicken wire for my cucumbers.

@jamesprigioni

2 жыл бұрын

That's a good idea, I grow some of my cukes up a fence and some up a string like this 😁

@ThirdCoastGardening

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesprigioni nice.

Thanks James, I’m going to try this!

Nice job 👍 Thank you 😊

Makes me want to get a little helper in my garden

💚 Nice, James! 💚

Hi James and Tuck the trellis is looking very nice and sturdy thanks again for sharing this I'll be trying this ❤️❤️❤️.

I love it. I’m doing it tomorrow. Thanks man!

❤️❤️❤️ Great job!

Great job, love your enthusiasm!

Fabulous 💘😀. Thank you! Greetings from Montreal.

Hearts for Tuck 🥰 💚🥕❤️🥒💙🌱💜🥦🍅💜

Great trellis building, like your ideas and hope to incorporate into my garden, thanks for sharing

Love the Tuck

So much precision.. 😃 if I am making it I would eye balling and drilling holes.. I love your idea. Going to try next year. Thanks for sharing

Very simple and cool!

I lost all my cucumbers to squirrels. sigghhhh. i've been building lots of cages. your video reminds me of it.

James you are a man of many talents. Thanks for this video. I think I'll build a couple of those trellises for my cukes as well as my tomatoes.

Great timing james!

This is a great video! Such a good idea. 💖💖💖💖 for Tuck.

This video came at the right time - perfect timing for me! Cucumbers coming up. :)

This was so simple thank you. My project for next week!

HI Everyone!!!!!! We got our Food Forest Kneeler And We LOVE IT ;0 and We got our T-shirts, Linda & David in Oklahoma ;)