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Wed, Apr 4, 12 at 20:58
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I have a 4th floor balcony with metal railings, so there's lots of opportunity for the wind to blow through. I have some small plastic pots which I am most concerned about. Any trick to protecting them from blowing over? Maybe group them together? Tie some type of hidden string around the pot and secure to a railing? And what about the two windowbox planters I have sitting on my outside sill? I don't have to worry about them injuring anybody as my outside sill is a part of the balcony; the most the windowboxes could do is fall onto the balcony floor itself. But what can I do so they don't fall off the sill (from high winds) in the first place? Or do you think that in normal winds, the dirt and rocks in the planter should be enough to weigh it down?
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| I have a third floor balcony with metal railings and haven't had problems with my pots falling over (of course, this excludes situations like hurricanes). However, I don't know what sort of wind (or wind tunnel, even) you have there. |
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- Posted by GeorgeneSchreiner 5a (genie@genieinthegarden.com) on Fri, Apr 6, 12 at 8:45
| My daughter lives in a condo in Chicago and has a similar situation. We bought black wrought iron plant holders from her local garden center that hook onto the wrought iron railing. The plastic pots sit inside those plant holders and are very secure from wind. I think the window box planters should be fine depending on how large they are. A heavy planter would be pretty hard for the wind to topple. Good luck with your balcony garden! |
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- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Tue, Apr 17, 12 at 17:36
| Fishing line is strong and unobtrusive. |
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