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Overview
Give your climbing plants some love with a D.I.Y. structure that’s customised to your garden bed. This bamboo cone support is great for just about any climbing plant. The tent-like shape of this frame is ideal for growing flowering climbers as well as vegies like peas and beans that need some support to deliver a good harvest. Here’s how to make your own – and apart from a drill, a tape measure and a pair of scissors, there are minimal tools required.
Steps
Mark and drill stakes
From the top of each stake, mark 150mm from the ends. From the base, mark four holes 200mm up and 200mm apart. Position the stakes on a flat, stable surface to drill the holes with a 5mm bit.
Thread rope through the frame
Wrap masking tape tightly around the end of the rope, push a 25mm bullet head nail through the tape and use it to thread the rope through the top holes.
Secure top of stakes
Stand the stakes upright, tighten the rope and spread out the base of the poles to form the cone shape. Knot the rope tightly, then wrap around all the poles six times, knotting firmly and cutting the excess with scissors.
Position the base
Wrap tape around the end of the remaining rope and use the nail to thread it through the bottom hole of each stake, pushing them out to sit firmly, creating a base of about one metre in diameter. Knot the rope and cut the excess.
Finish threading the rows
Complete the remaining rows by wrapping masking tape around the rope end, threading it through each stake and knotting the ends. Position the cone in the garden, pushing the stakes into the ground slightly.
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Check out our step-by-step guides on how to make a mesh and timber frame and a garden obelisk.
Photo credit: Cath Muscat
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Please make sure you use all equipment appropriately and safely when following the advice in these D.I.Y. videos. You need to be familiar with how to use equipment safely and follow the instructions that came with the equipment. If you are unsure, you may feel it is safest to consult an expert, such as the manufacturer or an expert Bunnings Team Member.
Grave health hazards are linked to asbestos, which may be in homes built up to 1990. Health hazards may result from exposure to lead-based paints in older materials and copper chromium arsenic (CCA) treated timber. For information on the dangers of asbestos, lead-based paint and CCA treated timber and tips for dealing with these materials contact your local council's Environmental Health Officer.
Please make sure you use all equipment appropriately and safely when following the advice in these D.I.Y. videos. You need to be familiar with how to use equipment safely and follow the instructions that came with the equipment. If you are unsure, you may feel it is safest to consult an expert, such as the manufacturer or an expert Bunnings Team Member.
Grave health hazards are linked to asbestos, which may be in homes built up to 1990. Health hazards may result from exposure to lead-based paints in older materials and copper chromium arsenic (CCA) treated timber. For information on the dangers of asbestos, lead-based paint and CCA treated timber and tips for dealing with these materials contact your local council's Environmental Health Officer.