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Plant Supports
Kmeh
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in Fruit & veg
Morning
Hoping for advice on what you use as plant supports and where you buy them as reasonably as possible. Relatively new to vegetable growing so please be gentle with my ignorance.
I have a 7m raised bed. I would like the back wall to have a uniform support along it. I need something strong enough to withstand the weight of courgettes, cucumber and tomatoes (experimenting with how they perform outside) and also take windy conditions.
Thinking metal stakes ( raised bed 50 cm so need to be at least 150 cm) and some type of wire. What would you use?
Many thanks
Hoping for advice on what you use as plant supports and where you buy them as reasonably as possible. Relatively new to vegetable growing so please be gentle with my ignorance.
I have a 7m raised bed. I would like the back wall to have a uniform support along it. I need something strong enough to withstand the weight of courgettes, cucumber and tomatoes (experimenting with how they perform outside) and also take windy conditions.
Thinking metal stakes ( raised bed 50 cm so need to be at least 150 cm) and some type of wire. What would you use?
Many thanks
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...but as the others have said, you can repurpose busing trade materials and shouldn't need much support from your raised bed if inserted deep enough in the soil.