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Title: Improvising pea sticks?
Post by: kitten on June 02, 2007, 13:16:52
Hi all, hubby is chopping down some conifers (yuk) that we inherited in our garden - can I use the slimmest branches as pea sticks?

I'm wondering if it might save us some money, but don't want to sacrifice our crop if they're no good - thought i might have read somewhere they secrete something nasty into the soil?  Thanks for any advice! x
Title: Re: Improvising pea sticks?
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on June 02, 2007, 13:53:56
They should be OK. Conifer needles don't make a good environment for plants to grow in, and the roots may inhibit other plants, but that would relate to live plants not dead sticks. A few needles dropping off the sticks wouldn't do any harm.
Title: Re: Improvising pea sticks?
Post by: grotbag on June 02, 2007, 20:08:03
i yhink you be ok to,i use all the cut down raspberrry canes
Title: Re: Improvising pea sticks?
Post by: tim on June 03, 2007, 11:50:52
Aren't conifer 'sticks' too bendy?