Patent ID: 6948277

Claim:
A method for making an upright support structure for growing plants having two upwardly angled arms comprising the steps of: a. broadly bending the center of a metallic T-post member into a modified U shape having a central section and two arms at a predetermined angle of at least about 46° relative to each other; b. setting a plurality of adjustable guides on a jig to conform to the predetermined angle and length of the bent T-post member; c. inserting said bent T-post member into the adjusted guides of said jig so that it conforms to the predetermined angle; d. attaching a metallic cross member to each of said arms so that said cross member extends between said arms, said cross member comprising two flat elongated flanges perpendicularly attached to each other such that said member forms an L-shaped rail having a first flange positioned perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of a support cost attached to said cross member and a second flange positioned parallel to the longitudinal axis of the support post, and wherein a pair of unsegmented cut out sections are provided along the same outside edge of the first of said elongated flanges at opposite ends thereof for snug engagement against each of the two arms of said bent T-post member, the cross arm thus receiving the direct transfer of weight from said support arms; e. removing the assembled structure from the jig; and f. attaching a support post to the center of said cross member and to the central section of said bent T-post member such that said support post is perpendicular to said cross member.