Infinity Posted November 10, 2018 Welcome! I greet you in the Love and Light. I just wanted to share an idea I had regarding a Vanilla Trellis. Recently I was lucky enough to be gifted a Vanilla planifolia and needed to come up with something clever so I could successfully grow it in the shade, under my pergola, up-cycling only what I had laying around. I re-used some discarded gutter guard, stuffed it with moist Sphagnum Moss and attached it to one of the timber posts using cable fasteners. I then secured the vine using trellis pegs. I'm really happy with the results and it looks really neat and tidy. I have no doubt the vanilla plant will extend its aerial roots into the moist Sphagnum Moss and grow like mad. I'm also experimenting with a cylindrical variation to cover up an ugly downpipe and will post the results soon. Below are a few pictures. Love & Light ∞ 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MountainGoat Posted November 12, 2018 Nice one. You’ve just got to make sure you can reach the flowers to handpollinate. They are self fertile, but don’t naturally fertilise without assistance... Im keen to see the grow! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheMooseZeus Posted November 12, 2018 Yes! I would love to start growing vanilla! Keep it up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MountainGoat Posted November 13, 2018 On 12/11/2018 at 11:50 AM, TheMooseZeus said: Yes! I would love to start growing vanilla! Keep it up If you cover postage I’ll send you down some vine... 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thegreenriviera Posted October 4, 2019 Hi peeps! I understand this may be a year old thread, but this would definitely be something I too would like to grow and share. Any chances somebody could help get me going during this lovely spring? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MountainGoat Posted October 6, 2019 On 04/10/2019 at 1:25 PM, thegreenriviera said: Hi peeps! I understand this may be a year old thread, but this would definitely be something I too would like to grow and share. Any chances somebody could help get me going during this lovely spring? yeah, swing me a pm.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites