Topic: Beanpole substitutes

[1066]

would willow root if I painted the ends in wood preservative? If not I'll have to get weaving  :)

I don't know, but it'll still grow if you put a stick in upside-down. It doesn't matter, as the poles are easy to dig out at the end of the year. The sight of beans growing up a growing tree is certainly different!

Thanks Robert, I think I will give it a go and see what happens  :)

[artichoke]

I live next to a cricket bat factory and use lots of willow bits and pieces that they discard. They do sometimes root, but if you strip the leaves off they seem to die eventually.