Many gardeners use a single 16' cattle panel as an arch, placing each in in adjoining raised beds.

The layout of my garden didn't allow this arrangement of a single cattle panel. So to fit in the compact arrangementI cut the panel into two 8' lengths, each 48“ tall adapting two beds for trellis gardening.

Pole beans were a first choice - growing bush beans hadn't worked well because of their shorter productive time and the space they take up. The Early Riser variety from Adaptive Seeds got my attention with a claim for quick growth and good productivity, so this was my choice.

Feeling adventurous I decided to grow our favorite winter squash on the other trellis.

See why this turned out to be more of an adventure than I imagined!Transplanting composted seedlings