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Guitar Strings as Plant Ties
Sue Higham
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Has anyone out there ever used old guitar strings as plant ties? I know they will turn black when they get wet but could you tell me if their phosphor bronze coating would have a detrimental effect on the plants?
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I'd be more worried about them damaging the plant stems as they rub against them - I like my plant ties to be soft - I like raffia best even if it needs replacing regularly.
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Much too sharpe to use as ties. Dove's right you need soft ties for plants, guitar strings would cut through them especially when it's windy.
Can't believe I didn't think of that - WHAT a red face!!
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Dove - that's EXACTLY what happened ... and common sense went straight out the window!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
You could hang pictures with the thick bass strings.
The thinner single filament metal electric guitar strings could possibly be used to cut cheese
(I prefer a knife though) 
whereas nylon (classical guitar) strings would be suitable to hang up small gardening tools.
I'm a bit of a recycler too and recently found in my office/studio a box of old guitar strings kept from about thirty years ago! I think I eventually gritted my teeth and scopped them out - felt virtuous for hours after that bit of ruthless decluttering. Now I've just got to deal with the rest of the room! Why did you remind me, Sue?
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