Does anyone know where and how much aprox those balls with holes in for supporting canes and netting can be bought.
lakeland have em 12 for 12.99
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/build-a-ball/F/C/garden-garden-plant-support/product/6342
or in store if you have one near you..
I just use duck tape!
I use ball-pool balls- got them free on freecycle but probably cheaper to buy than the purpose-made ones.
I bought some quite cheaply of ebay.
Plastic play balls are £4.99 per hundred from places like Argos (http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3665514/Trail/searchtext%3EPLAY+BALLS.htm) they can be cheaper on ebay but it depends on the postage costs. Tennis balls also work well & are often available cheaply in bulk on ebay (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320492161325). Both would require you to drill your own holes but that means they will fit any size cane & they work out considerably cheaper.
Quote from: 1066 on May 25, 2010, 15:01:06
Quote from: BarriedaleNick on May 25, 2010, 07:18:39
I just use duck tape!
That and cable ties for me :)
I have just discovered the joys of cable tioes myself and Have got through a packet already!
Quote from: BarriedaleNick on May 25, 2010, 19:10:24
Quote from: 1066 on May 25, 2010, 15:01:06
Quote from: BarriedaleNick on May 25, 2010, 07:18:39
I just use duck tape!
That and cable ties for me :)
I have just discovered the joys of cable tioes myself and Have got through a packet already!
;D
We used to work on festival sites and I soon learned that probably 50% of the sites were held together by these 2 things ::) :)
in garden centres you can buy bosmere flexi balls they are good different size holes
i went to The Range and got a pack of 10 for £5.99 ;D
Hi there, I use all sorts of plastic bottles, rinsed out well & balanced on top of the canes, just rest the netting etc on top & I pin down sides with tent pegs (very cheap from Wilkinsons)
Cheap and cheerfull method...canes ..which we all have...any old lenghts of hose pipe...cut the pipe to 12" lenghts..push canes into the pipe...either use as triangle or three siided to form required shape..drape net..pin down or weight down net with bricks..job done...happy planting one and all... ;)