dahlia stakes

frankie

Need about 10 stakes to create a frame around tall growing perennials and for broad beans.

Garden centers asking £3.49!! per stake.

Looked at buying treated timber from wood suppliers but then have to cut to length and create a point, the bare ends are then vulnerable.

Any MSE ideas??

Farway

Just use bog standard bamboo canes from the likes of Wilko?

unrecordings

A single stake (or very stout cane) with a wire hoop ?

frankie

Farway wrote: »

Just use bog standard bamboo canes from the likes of Wilko?

canes far too flimsy I'm afraid

Grenage

It's surprising how strong canes can be when you truss them together with twine. They're all I bother to use for our plants.

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Grenage wrote: »

It's surprising how strong canes can be when you truss them together with twine. They're all I bother to use for our plants.

My bean poles survived next door's gazebo flying into them last year - they [STRIKE]were[/STRIKE] are just cane & twine

astrantia59

I know exactly what you mean. I have a number of Dahlias that routinely grow to 5ft or more. Canes just don't do it. I've bought a load of broom handles, may have been from Wilkos, and even then I'm looking at using at least 2 per plant and that rubbery flexi tie.
Delivery drive did think I was weird and got some' have you got a Harry Potter /witch thing going on?'.

frankie

astrantia59 wrote: »

I know exactly what you mean. I have a number of Dahlias that routinely grow to 5ft or more. Canes just don't do it. I've bought a load of broom handles, may have been from Wilkos, and even then I'm looking at using at least 2 per plant and that rubbery flexi tie.
Delivery drive did think I was weird and got some' have you got a Harry Potter /witch thing going on?'.

What a good idea. Many thanks will look at that.

shortcrust

Doesn't Dahlia Stakes work down the Dog and Duck?

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shortcrust wrote: »

Doesn't Dahlia Stakes work down the Dog and Duck?

...or The Old Broom & Bush