Pros/Cons to plant support system

[ForeverGreen42]

I'm gonna be putting a couple of plants outdoors this year and in the previous years i've used wire mesh or plant stakes to support plants. The cons I saw to that is the plants are still out in the open getting rained on, more likely to mold.

So I thought of this, I can put a trellis netting on it and train them through that (Like LST) and attach greenhouse plastic to the top of the structure to prevent hail, rain, etc.
What is your alls opinion on this? My main concerns are the plant outgrowing the structure.
The structure is 8'x8'x9' tall. The plants were started anywhere from early January - late February. They will be in 200 gallon smart pots.

Pros:
-Helps prevent hail from tearing up plants (Less stress trying to worry about covering them up last minutes notice)
-Helps prevent bud mold/powdery mildew
-Pretty good support system once set up


Cons:
-Expensive
-More time consuming
-More time spent hauling lumber.


What all am I missing? I've never done any set up like this, so any and all feedback is greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Forevergreen

 

[shynee mac]

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I'm gonna be putting a couple of plants outdoors this year and in the previous years i've used wire mesh or plant stakes to support plants. The cons I saw to that is the plants are still out in the open getting rained on, more likely to mold.

So I thought of this, I can put a trellis netting on it and train them through that (Like LST) and attach greenhouse plastic to the top of the structure to prevent hail, rain, etc.
What is your alls opinion on this? My main concerns are the plant outgrowing the structure.
The structure is 8'x8'x9' tall. The plants were started anywhere from early January - late February. They will be in 200 gallon smart pots.

Pros:
-Helps prevent hail from tearing up plants (Less stress trying to worry about covering them up last minutes notice)
-Helps prevent bud mold/powdery mildew
-Pretty good support system once set up


Cons:
-Expensive
-More time consuming
-More time spent hauling lumber.


What all am I missing? I've never done any set up like this, so any and all feedback is greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Forevergreen

id throw a couple pvc pipes in there to give you an angle for the rain to fall off and to support the plastic. i tried that one year and once the plastic got heavy from water it would cave in. just a tip from experience but I've had luck without plastic also but its a gamble and a half!

 

[ForeverGreen42]

id throw a couple pvc pipes in there to give you an angle for the rain to fall off and to support the plastic. i tried that one year and once the plastic got heavy from water it would cave in. just a tip from experience but I've had luck without plastic also but its a gamble and a half!

Thanks man I really appreciate that! I wouldn't of even thought of that.. Plus pvc will be a cheap, easy way to add some height to them. Thanks again for the tip, I think i'll do half like that and the other half just with mesh cages.