Topic: Wigwam/string question

[plot51A]

I'm putting string on some of my wigwams for peas/sweetpeas. Should I start at the top or the bottom when putting the string round? I know its a really silly question but I read somewhere about it making a difference to the tension. Its really bothering me and I know someone has the answer!

[goodlife]

I would start from bottom as things tends to get tighter as you go along..and it holds the canes better together....

[goodlife]

...but try one oneway and another..well another way..everybody ties thing a bit differently..then you know what works best with your knots..trial and error.. ;)..and next year with your knowlege you are the master of the ultimate wigwam... ;D

[plot51A]

Thanks goodlife, its the remembering thats the problem..... ::)

[plainleaf2]

there is simpler way . build simple frame then run string back and forth from top to bottom.
also i think your building a tepee not wigwam. 

[Digeroo]

i think your building a tepee not wigwam

You are correct on this one, but for us on this side of the salty pond the wigwam is used to describe a structure of sticks for growing things up but a teepee is a triangular profile canvas tent.  Just shows how languages evolve. 

[Flighty]

According to several dictionaries a wigwam and tepee are the same thing!

I think that it's just as easy to build as a simple frame and often looks better.

[goodlife]

Yep...in gardening terms I would think both as same too... ;) err...I don't think I would know much difference in real terms though.. ::) :-[

[1066]

back to the string question - I built one yesterday and OH said to wrap the string round a pole - 1st under then wrap again but over the initial one and then move onto the next pole. Something to do with tension.
Sorry if I haven't explained this very well, but it did seem nice and sturdy  :D

[goodlife]

well if it feels sturdy...you have done it...I'll know what you mean know..meaning the string secure itself ..well it just have to run over itself and it stops it running/moving...it doen't matter which way you go as long as it crosses over the previous bit...your peas and sweet peas don't mind as they use canes too for them to attach themselves.. ;)

[plainleaf2]

Digeroo I knew, I was right since my neighbor down road has 20 foot tee pee in his back yard, last time i look.

[Duke Ellington]

I have started at the top and the bottom and I find you get more tension when you start at the bottom! I wish someone would give me an alternative to doing this because I find it takes a long time :-[

[Deb P]

I'm a bit fussy when it comes to stringing wigwams...it takes me about 15 minutes to do an 8' one, and I knot around every cane otherwise the string goes baggy and I know it will bug me for the rest of the season if I leave it like that! Sad eh. However, it does the job, particularly with peas that benefit from the extra support.

Last years wigwams ready for action.....tried purple string last year, it faded to pale grey within a week! ::)

[plot51A]

Thanks everyone - especially Deb P, pictures are an inspiration I just wish my beds looked so tidy. Will be stringing tomorrow.

[kymrob]

i have made wigwam three long poles and three shorter poles horizontal near the bottom all held together with string ,then have three lengths string each side coming down from top! very sturdy but its windy today and fell over >:( but didnt brake!

[Emagggie]

I took the easy way and wound chicken wire around my canes. I made it fit by using tin snips and a sturdy pair of gloves.

[superspud]

I took the easy way and wound chicken wire around my canes. I made it fit by using tin snips and a sturdy pair of gloves.

Uh huh, how weird is that, I took the easy way out and wound pean and bean netting round mine earlier !.
Much faster less stress and if it dont work - tough!.

[Emagggie]

It does Superspud, I did it last year too. ;D