Posted by alan.holmes on April 15, 2011, 4:19 pm
Should one use dozens of canes or is there a simple and cheap way to do
this?
Alan
Posted by Baz on April 16, 2011, 8:16 am
bc61752faaaf@r6g2000vbz.googlegroups.com:
>> Should one use dozens of canes or is there a simple and cheap way to do
>> this?
>>
>> Alan
>
> If they are in a greenhouse you need dangling strings. Wind the string
> round the plant as it grows. Obviously you need a substantial place
> to attach the strings to.
> Outdoors you need canes or grow bush varieties.
>
I have used dangling strings outside next to my fence and on the wall ever
since I started gardening a few years ago. It works perfectly and you can
adjust them very easily.
You can use this method for runner beans too, but early in the season the
string has to be anchored to floor/soil to enable the beans to grab the
string and start climbing. At the end of the season throw the lot on the
compost heap, the string will rot too. Not of course synthetics, it has to
be degradable string(very easy to obtain)
If you have open ground and want to use this method please tell me. I have
an answer, a bit long winded and pricey (£15ish)but will pay for its self
over and over.
Baz
Posted by Dave Hill on April 16, 2011, 10:19 am
> bc61752fa...@r6g2000vbz.googlegroups.com:
> >> Should one use dozens of canes or is there a simple and cheap way to do
> >> this?
> >> Alan
> > If they are in a greenhouse you need dangling strings. Wind the string
> > round the plant as it grows. Obviously you need a substantial place
> > to attach the strings to.
> > Outdoors you need canes or grow bush varieties.
> I have used dangling strings outside next to my fence and on the wall ever
> since I started gardening a few years ago. It works perfectly and you can
> adjust them very easily.
> You can use this method for runner beans too, but early in the season the
> string has to be anchored to floor/soil to enable the beans to grab the
> string and start climbing. At the end of the season throw the lot on the
> compost heap, the string will rot too. Not of course synthetics, it has to
> be degradable string(very easy to obtain)
> If you have open ground and want to use this method please tell me. I have
> an answer, a bit long winded and pricey (£15ish)but will pay for its self
> over and over.
> Baz
In the US they use tomato cages, Google tomato cages in Images for
ideas.
Posted by Derek on April 16, 2011, 10:52 am
On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:19:07 -0700 (PDT), Dave Hill
>tomato cages
Wow, what a choice. liked the 'square' bamboo tripod, (if that makes
sense!)
www.lincolnfuchsiasociety.info
Posted by Janet on April 16, 2011, 10:57 am
In article <0cf8c7aa-7ad3-491b-b893-5b80cb224741
@a11g2000pro.googlegroups.com>, david@abacus-nurseries.co.uk says...
>
> > bc61752fa...@r6g2000vbz.googlegroups.com:
> >
> > >> Should one use dozens of canes or is there a simple and cheap way to do
> > >> this?
> >
> > >> Alan
> >
> > > If they are in a greenhouse you need dangling strings. Wind the string
> > > round the plant as it grows. Obviously you need a substantial place
> > > to attach the strings to.
> > > Outdoors you need canes or grow bush varieties.
> >
> > I have used dangling strings outside next to my fence and on the wall ever
> > since I started gardening a few years ago. It works perfectly and you can
> > adjust them very easily.
> > You can use this method for runner beans too, but early in the season the
> > string has to be anchored to floor/soil to enable the beans to grab the
> > string and start climbing. At the end of the season throw the lot on the
> > compost heap, the string will rot too. Not of course synthetics, it has to
> > be degradable string(very easy to obtain)
> >
> > If you have open ground and want to use this method please tell me. I have
> > an answer, a bit long winded and pricey (£15ish)but will pay for its self
> > over and over.
> >
> > Baz
>
> In the US they use tomato cages, Google tomato cages in Images for
> ideas.
You can improvise a US-style outdoor tomato cage with lengths of
rylock stock fence tied into a circle with a ziptie.
Janet
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>> this?
>>
>> Alan
>
> If they are in a greenhouse you need dangling strings. Wind the string
> round the plant as it grows. Obviously you need a substantial place
> to attach the strings to.
> Outdoors you need canes or grow bush varieties.
>