{"id":19427,"date":"2018-08-13T22:08:34","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T21:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=19427"},"modified":"2018-08-13T22:08:34","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T21:08:34","slug":"canes-for-support-in-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/tips\/garden-equipment-tips\/canes-for-support-in-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"Canes for Support in Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Oh the old bamboo the old bamboo never-ever bother with the old bamboo&#8217; That song reminds me to weed out the poor and damaged canes I have left over from previous seasons. Away with split canes that snag and frustrate and may carry disease.<\/p>\n<h2>In Praise of Canes<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-19429\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Scunthorpe-077-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Scunthorpe-077-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Scunthorpe-077-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A good long one will do better than a good short one &#8211; well not always as excess length waves around and looks untidy. Fortunately you can shorten canes with secateurs and the off cuts can be used for shorter plants.<\/li>\n<li>Why should Sweetpeas be forced to spend energy on climbing when I can help them with a good cane arrangement.<\/li>\n<li>Why should runner beans get top heavy and risk being blown sideways.<\/li>\n<li>Good gladioli and chrysanthemums will be better for a bit of practical and moral support<\/li>\n<li>Temporary solutions to problems can often be solved by judicious use of canes.<\/li>\n<li>Now my plants are able to perform with the aid of my new canes, string and net supports.<\/li>\n<li>I like the idea of mixing bamboo canes with more twiggy stems. I also like the idea of putting two canes across the middle of twin rows of canes for extra support and rigidity<\/li>\n<li>This year I resolve to support my plants better than ever before.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>None Bamboo Canes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00c2\u00a0A Large Hazel has already provided a crop of stems to use as further supports. They can be woven in with other supports and look more natural than bamboo.<\/li>\n<li>Willow and hazel can be cross hatched to provide a frame work for shrubby plants to grow through.<\/li>\n<li>Pea sticks are often short slivers of bamboo painted a dark green. Useful for around 12&#8243; of support.<\/li>\n<li>Nylon and other plastic<strong> &#8216;canes&#8217;<\/strong> are obviously not canes but are long lasting and can do a similar job.<\/li>\n<li>New tree and shrub supports are more likely to be stakes and &#8216;gardeners should be choosers&#8217; when it comes to the right strength of item for the job.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To my surprise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/s?url=search-alias%3Doutdoor&amp;field-keywords=canes\">Amazon<\/a> now supply or arrange to supply canes in volume via the web \u00e2\u20ac\u201c it makes transporting the 7-8 foot ones in my car a thing of the past.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Oh the old bamboo the old bamboo never-ever bother with the old bamboo&#8217; That song reminds me to weed out the poor and damaged canes I have left over from previous seasons. Away with split canes that snag and frustrate and may carry disease. In Praise of Canes A good long one will do better than a good short one &#8211; well not always as excess length waves around and looks untidy. Fortunately you can shorten canes with secateurs and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/tips\/garden-equipment-tips\/canes-for-support-in-gardens\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[176],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-garden-equipment-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19427"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19431,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19427\/revisions\/19431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}