Brushwood is often recommended. It is the twiggy prunings from shrubs and trees and is pushed in around a clump of plants to give support.
The problem is that some types are more available and better lasting than others, which is why peasticks are generally advocated.
These are hazel or birch prunings beech, occasionally. Peasticks are used to support peas and everything else,,with strong stems do not require support to hold them upright, however, plants with heavy flowers or tall stems
I shall support my hollyhocks and sunflowers - not tieing them rigidly their whole height, but I'll put a cane about halfway up to give them a bit of support. For others, a lot depends for me on how much bright sunlight the plants are getting. Quite a lot of my garden is shaded for a large part of the day, so some of the plants grow a bit tall and not as sturdy, so in my garden they'll need staking, whereas in Verdun's garden, which basks in near tropical sunshine most of the time, the plants will be shorter and stockier and won't need as much staking - unless of course they're bashed about by those south-westerly winds he gets down in Cornwall. As I said, a lot depends on conditions ...
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Verdun, but they'll be tall and sturdy - whereas in this garden, if I grew cannas they'd probably grow just as tall as yours in an effort to find sunlight, but they'd be thin and etiolated, rather than robust and sturdy like yours. Mine would need plenty of support.
My plants on the south side of the garden grow quite lanky compared with the same varieties I've grown in sunnier gardens , because they have tall trees to the east, an 8 ft fence to the south, and our house to the west.
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Brushwood is often recommended. It is the twiggy prunings from shrubs and trees and is pushed in around a clump of plants to give support.
The problem is that some types are more available and better lasting than others, which is why peasticks are generally advocated.
These are hazel or birch prunings beech, occasionally. Peasticks are used to support peas and everything else,,with strong stems do not require support to hold them upright, however, plants with heavy flowers or tall stems
I shall support my hollyhocks and sunflowers - not tieing them rigidly their whole height, but I'll put a cane about halfway up to give them a bit of support. For others, a lot depends for me on how much bright sunlight the plants are getting. Quite a lot of my garden is shaded for a large part of the day, so some of the plants grow a bit tall and not as sturdy, so in my garden they'll need staking, whereas in Verdun's garden, which basks in near tropical sunshine most of the time, the plants will be shorter and stockier and won't need as much staking - unless of course they're bashed about by those south-westerly winds he gets down in Cornwall. As I said, a lot depends on conditions ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I've never seen a stake on a giant redwood
Verdun, but they'll be tall and sturdy - whereas in this garden, if I grew cannas they'd probably grow just as tall as yours in an effort to find sunlight, but they'd be thin and etiolated, rather than robust and sturdy like yours. Mine would need plenty of support.
My plants on the south side of the garden grow quite lanky compared with the same varieties I've grown in sunnier gardens , because they have tall trees to the east, an 8 ft fence to the south, and our house to the west.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
So it seems its better to be safe than sorry - ill get me twine n stuff