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Cane tops

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  • chickychicky Posts: 10,409

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  • yarrow2yarrow2 Posts: 782

    If I've bought any plug plants in polystyrene trays, I break them up and stick  bits of the polystyrene on the end of the canes. But mostly I end up with a scratched face!

  • artjakartjak Posts: 4,167

    lilamber; what a brilliant idea; like the gamekeepers used to hang dead weasels etc on a fence as a warning to other animals.image

    Can anyone tell me how do you fasten the string to the greenhouse roof? I have a Halls Silverline lean-to g/h and as far as I can see it has nothing to which I can fasten string.image

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190

    Art, you could put a tall cane either end and tie a string accross the two, then bring your strings down to under the plants,

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Lupin 1Lupin 1 Posts: 8,916

    I got ten toppers for a quid today at a local store B&M but I'm sure other places have them just as cheap.  

  • Steve 309Steve 309 Posts: 2,753

    Not sure the cane-at-each-end idea will work, Lyn (unless you know better of course) as the downward force on the string will pull the their tops inwards.  What if you built a little framework so you have a horizontal cane high up, and tie the strings to that?

    Or find somewhere at the ends of the greenhouse to drill a hole in the structure?

  • LilylouiseLilylouise Posts: 1,013

    I use the childrens empty fruit drink bottles and also the little  yogurt drink bottles

    Pam LL x

  • I use the measuring pots from laundry detergent and any other small tops, if you feel inclined you can colour co-ordinate with your flowers.lol.  Also buy tiny terracotta pots and birds from Garden Shows, will look for the owls mentioned above ... they sound good.  I too enjoy using empty snail shells and shells found at the beach.  But have bought little green caps from Garden Centre, as seem to need so many !!!

  • bekkie hughesbekkie hughes Posts: 5,294
    I make pom poms from garden twine, or whatever i have to hand, then tie them on to the top of the canes, you could do any colour you fancy!
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