A couple of my canes didn't make it through the year but the biggest one did, its almost as big around at its base as the T-post it is planted by. I also put in another post to the right of this picture and strung 2 more lines for the vines to grow on. I'll probably plant another vine so it can get started in case my biggest cane dies this Winter. I didn't bother covering them with netting last year and didn't seem to have a bird problem, so unless I notice a problem I'm not going to bother this year...it was a pain to pick them when I covered them a few years ago.