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Crop protection
bionear2:
Look out for these arches in Wilko's at the end of the season. For the last two years I have got then discounted by 75%.
Made up to about half-height, a row of them hold the nets over all my currant bushes and gooseberries, and one straddles a cordon cherry tree with a net on.
The unused straight sections are made up into long straight rods.
Wonderfully versatile things!
Free as a Bird:
Well... this is brilliant! I'm full of ideas now and have bits of arch and mesh spread all over the living room. The true spirit of the allotmenteer! ;D ;D ;D
shirlton:
;D
Toshofthe Wuffingas:
I'm glad I think like other people! Before I joined up here I saw £4.99 rose arches in QD and thought I could use them for easy crop protection and/or climbing bean support so I bought 4 of them. So far I have used the top curved half of one to support netting over mangetout peas and I have the bottom half for a rectangular cloche/netting support for a future french bean planting. I intend to use the other three for a runner bean arch with canes between the arches and all connected with sturdy nylon cord.
Hector:
How "springy" are these, as my beds are only one meter wide.
What an inventive lot you are. Brilliant thread. Thanks all :)
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