[Trillium]

I cheated. I made mine just over 2 ft wide at the sides and I added extra bracing on the sides both at the bottom and the point where the diagonal starts. It's stood up nicely to some serious winds. The top highest point is almost 6 ft tall, the back bit about 2-1/2 to 3 ft tall. You can make it any size you want or to fit a specific situation. Only criteria is that there be the pronounced slope so beans and cukes can hang down.

I used some 2x2's we had sitting around and drywall screws which surprisingly have lasted all these years.

[captainhastings]

Can some one confirm I have my directions right ?



About to dig a trench but bit unclear of the direction of my frame. I think the plan is to expose the roof of the frame to maximum sun ?

[mumofstig]

The tall side is on the South side, as per the original instructions, here

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=50801.msg402866#msg402866.

That way light gets to the crops you've planted underneath, and the beans should grow towards the sun (with a bit of help  )

[captainhastings]

My allotment goes east to west so the other way around than my picture then will be the best I can get I guess

[pigguns]

It's brilliant.  My first year with one, made it of 8ft trampoline safety netting poles (don't worry- trampoline long gone  :happy:), but 5ft back/6ft front.  Reading here I'll alter the plan a bit, and make it wider but as I use it as a tunnel across the centre path will keep the hight ( -well I fit under it!). 

It's been great, runners up & over and cordon toms on the other (S) side.   

[maxibo]

What can I say?  Except the Munty Frame is a marvel!  We built ours in the late spring and are having fab crops of runners and climbing beans.  For me being of shorter stature (5ft 2") the brilliant thing about the frame is its so easy to pick the beans and I haven't missed any at all so no big stringy old things here.   

[devonbarmygardener]

Built mine for the first time this year and it works a treat

I used canes, but then my site is pretty well sheltered apart from the depths of winter and it will be down by then.