[TheForge] test (trending to gardening)

[Mike Spencer]

Bruce wrote:

> What do you use for a pea trellis?


Monofilament gillnet.  Gillnet fishing has gone out of fashion so
there are (or have been until recently)  numerous sheds with olf
gillnet stuffed in a corner.  Lasts several years so it's fairly
resistant to UV deterioration. A single gill net is big enough to keep
a home gardener on trellis material for years.

> So I've suspended 3"-4"-mesh jute-twine nets from supports,

I suppose any net-type stuff with resonable strength. A 6' high wall
of pea or bean plants in a stiff wind puts a fair load on the net.

> I've got really dumb peas, though, that have to be repeatedly guided
> to the net.

Same here. Some get half way up, then decline to attach themselves
further. Then I have to fiddle about with twine to keep them from
floping over.

- Mike

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