Palram Greenhouse Trellising Kit

My greenhouse is a very affordable and effective Palram greenhouse. I wanted to find a way of supporting the trailing plants I was growing in there, such as tomatoes and cucumbers. I found this Palram greenhouse trellising kit on Amazon, so thought it was worth a try. It’s been in use for a couple of years now, and have found it to be incredibly useful.

The trellising kit consists of many different parts, from the roller spools to courgette and tomato clips. It’s relatively straightforward to get set up, with a single bolt to screw in to the slot on your Palram greenhouse pillar. The T-shaped lower part of the bolt grips the track from within, once the bolt on top of it is tightened.

Once the support is in place, the spool cage is slotted over the two raised ends. At first it seemed a little flimsy to me, but it’s not something the gets knocked, so it’s quite stable.

The spool has a lug sticking up which stops it from unspooling. To allow the spool to unravel, place your hand over the cage and depress the wire on the left. This allows the lug to pass underneath it, and for the spool to unwind. It’s quite a strong mechanism, and has lasted a couple of seasons without issue.

To ensure the twine remains as taut as possible, I unravel sufficient twine to reach the floor. I then tie the bottom in a knot around a tent peg. With the peg pushed into the soil you can then roll the spool in to tighten the twine.

You can see in the photo above a drip-feed for watering. I’ve now upgraded to a solar-powered Claber watering kit. I’ve also started using a Claber Orto Drip Kit 90767 in my raised beds, so you may find that review useful.

How to use the Accessories

The kit comes with a large number of clips and hooks to support a variety of plants. The ones I use the most are tomato clips, shown below. The inner part of the clip, a V in the photo, clasps on to the twine, when the clip is then closed around the tomato plants stem. It’s not a difficult process, but sometimes I find I haven’t got it clasped onto the twine when clipping shut. A minor frustration, but definitely user error!

Although it’s not a clear photo below (sorry) you can make out the mechanism used to attach the support hook onto the twine. There are two lugs either side of the central part, which allow you to bring the twine around the central part and tuck it under both sides. Again it takes a little getting used to, but once mastered it’s a simple process.

The photo below gives a view of a taut twine from the spool, in place to support an aubergine when it grows more.

The trellising kit contains:

• 6 Roller hooks with 24m twine
• 48 Tomato clips
• 12 Radial support hooks
• 12 Courgette clips
• Assembly instructions

I leave the spools in place attached to the greenhouse frame over winter. They’re then ready to use when plants are growing. Personally I ensure the twine is in place when I plant my tomatoes and cucumbers to ensure roots aren’t damaged later by pushing in the tent peg.

I have found the Palram greenhouse trellising kit to be extremely useful, great value, and I can throughly recommend it. I struggled to find any negatives to report. The only thing I thought of was that it could perhaps come with tent pegs to be able to create the taut twine, instead of having to buy them separately. Also you can see slight rusting of the spool cage in the photos. It’s not impacting the effectiveness yet, and probably an indication of how moist a greenhouse can get!

You may also be interested in a Palram greenhouse heavy duty shelf kit, which is used to provide additional storage within your greenhouse. My review of the Selections Tomato & Vegetable Growbag Pots may also be useful – I love them!

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