[TheForge] test (trending to gardening)

[Bruce .]

Comforting to know mine aren't the only peas needing coursework in
remedial trellis-climbing.  I ran into a lady last month who said "The
Secret Life of Plants" was a revelation to her:  Now she "knows plants
feel and think and that they love her" -- all without a nervous
system, much less a brain.  Seems to me if plants had such
capabilities, we could at least expect them to climb a trellis!

I used a few lengths of jute twine last year and they held up, except
for some decomposition where they met the ground.  My garden is
moderately protected and may not feel such winds.  If jute fails, I
could try something stronger.  Monofiliment might be a bit difficult
to tie by hand into a net, though.  I doubt I'd find a local source of
gillnet.

On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Mike Spencer <mspencer at tallships.ca> wrote:
>
> 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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Bruce
NJ