But saving space is just one reason to grow your plants on trellises. Here are four more advantages to growing up. Monitoring and controlling pests is easier because they're right in front of your face. Harvesting is also easier, as there's no stooping or hunching over. No more waste due to overripe fruits that are hidden under lush growth.
Vertical vegetables allow gardeners with disabilities to tend and pick from a chair or garden seat.
So the benefits of trellising are clear. Situate trellises along the north side of your garden to prevent shading other plants. Anchor your trellises to protect them from the wind and to handle the weight of the plants by sinking trellis posts 24 inches deep. Trellis nonbush or indeterminate types, which keep growing and producing fruits until frost. Grow nonbush varieties on trellises.