Zero cost plant support

[euronerd]

... well almost zero

Don't know if this idea might be useful to anybody. I'm using them for determinate toms and aubergines at the moment. I was concentrating on the zero cost option as much as anything. For experimental purposes I didn't use measurements of any kind, balancing the timber on a cane see-saw fashion, to find the centres.

[euronerd]

[compothefirst]

Just what I need.  I put the canes in the pots this year and they all kept toppling over in the windy weather, even with stones on the pots.

Thanks for the idea.

[nilly71]

Great idea ;)

Neil

[euronerd]

I've been troubled with wind too compo.  :-\ It's easy to further stabilise them with a few more canes:

[Wilder]

this is brilliant! as with the best ideas, thanks

[saddad]

Welcome to A4A Wilder  :)

[1066]

you know I must be a blonde!! I'd never thought of doing plant support like this - every year I have a battle with tall plants in pots (Toms, aubergines & cucs) and every year I say right that's it I'm not growing them in pots again.... So thanks Euronerd. And thanks to Wilder for spotting this thread  :)  Oh, and welcome to A4A  ;D

[Wilder]

Thank you guys! I've had a quick poke around to see if there is somewhere for new members to briefly introduce themselves but couldn't find one.

(I'm also feeling a bit of a fraud as my thing isn't strictly speaking an allotment, can I still be a member? I've built some raised beds in my backgarden??)

[1066]

plenty of people on here who don't have allotments - besides the more the merrier  :)

[saddad]

I think the lack of an "Hello and Welcome" section could be addressed...
but no, you don't even need to be on the waiting list for an allotment...  :)

[lottiedolly]

Hi Wilder, welcome to the nut house  ;)

[Jayb]

Hello and welcome Wilder, I'm a garden plottie gardener too  ;D

[Hyacinth]

Me too! I'm Hyacynth, THE bukkit lady.... black bukkit freebies from the Co-op which supplement my veggie plotties in my garden. 8)

Hello and welcome; Im pleased you've found us just at the beginning of a Season. You need seeds? Give us a holler in Seed Swap.

You're right tho - not a designated meeting&greeting place here....was voted against, but still really dunno why :-\

[Mortality]

Welcome  ;D I too am a fraud with only raised beds in the back garden  ;)

[tricia]

Me - I'm only an ol' lady - so I find it easier to half bury the pots for my tomatoes etc. and use canes pretty much the same way as pictured by euronerd.

Tricia

[Wilder]

Excellent! Not feeling so much of a fraud now! Thanks for the warm welcome all, really glad I stumbled upon the site yesterday. I can see where some of my rainy days are going to be spent from now on!!!
;D ;D ;D

[Kea]

Welcome Wilder. There is a section in the locations bit where you can find people who are in your area as well you might want to take a look at it, you'll have to look through to find your local area e.g. East; north west etc

[Wilder]

thanks Kea, have just updated my profile to put my location in.

[cornykev]

Hi Wilder and welcome, stick with me I'm probably the only sensible one on here.     :P :P :P :P :P

[james1]

Clever........... ;)