Haha. Actually the explanation leaves some uncertainty. You do not want to change the orientation or size of the plot, of course. You say there is a rail fence. You care about what is on the other side (east)?? If you do not care, then that is a good place for your trellis. It will shade your garden in the morning. If the trellis is true N-S, you will lose about half of your insolation by putting a trellis there. If you put an E-W trellis on the north edge of your garden, you will shade whatever is north of that by quite a lot. A triangular area behind it will get no sun. Consider putting half length trellises running N-S on the north part of your garden, which will give you some shaded areas, but the southern part of your garden will get full sun. Consider also that if your trellis is mostly translucent, it will not shade things much until the plants are actually growing on it. So it will give shade in hot summer, but let sunlight in during other times. Maybe that is good. I do not want to belabor the point, but let me just say that I misjudged true south in my garden by about 30 degrees for the first two years. Who cares? No big deal, right? No. Huge difference. Plants that I thought were on the east end of my garden were actually northeast. Basically my kitchen is in the northeast part of my house, and I wanted a garden near the kitchen. OOOOPS.

Tie them loosely to the trellis with twine, being sure not to tie them so tight that it cuts the stems. They'll eventually get the message and grab on by themselves. Plan to support the melons when they start forming. Rodney

It doesn't really matter, one trunk or two, right or left. All that really matters is pruning properly and spreading the leaves out to intercept as much light as possible. I like your T trellis idea. What I'd do differently is have a third wire down the center. I'd put both canes on that wire one running each direction or both running each way. It's alright to have two canes on one wire. Then the outside wires would be to support the new canes growing out each way. This helps some to avoid wind damage to new shoots. But your plan is just as good.

I attached the link below. It's a very nice read with great photos, and you'll find Zeedman's directions posted on Sept. 8. Here is the cost in detail: 7 ft T post $5.55 x 3 = $16.65 1 1/4 PVC40 $2.72 x 1 = $2.72 1 1/2 elbow $0.33 x 2 = $0.66 1 1/2 tee $0.98. x 1 = $0.98 Bushings $0.98 x 4 = $3.92 1/2 PVC40 (left over from a previous project) Sisal rope (left over) Total cost $24.93 I hope it helps.:) Penny Here is a link that might be useful: Zeedman's bean trellis directions